Can a defendant's "unhappiness" about a constitutional appeal waiver negate the court's acceptance of a defendant's plea?
The District Attorney conditioned his acceptance of the plea upon the defendant's waiver of his appeal of the denial of a suppression hearing. The defendant indicated that he was "unhappy" with this condition but that he accepted the plea nonetheless.
Should a Judge accept a plea which is conditioned...
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