Legal Opinion
Bryant v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 1986No. 15336, 15852PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
In these two consolidated appeals, we are faced with challenges to the validity of two guilty pleas. In both cases, the defendants challenge their pleas on the ground that they were not entered knowingly and intelligently because the lower courts did not sufficiently canvass them to determine if they understood the nature of the charges to which they were pleading guilty.
In the past, this court has been faced with similar challenges to guilty pleas, and has on those occasions set forth the criteria necessary for the entry of a valid plea. See, e.g., Hanley v. State, 97 Nev. 130, 624…
3Cases cited13 opinions
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- Smith v. O'GRADYSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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- Hanley v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
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