Legal Opinion
Fromal v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 21, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice:
This is an appeal from the denial by the Superior Court of a motion to withdraw a so-called “Robinson” plea. * The motion was made after Kenneth J. Fromal (defendant) had pleaded guilty to a charge of third-degree burglary and had been sentenced to prison.
The essence of the appeal is that the guilty plea was invalid because (1) a factual basis for the plea had not been established on the record, and (2) defendant did not understand the consequences of the plea.
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Superior Court Criminal Rule 11 governs the acceptance of pleas. It provides specifically that the Court “shall not…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969
- John Davis v. United States of America, Noah Alldredge, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Sullivan v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1994
- Weeks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
- Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Howell v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1980
- Raison v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983