State v. Irish

Today, without any plausible explanation, this court’s majority recoils and departs from the ABA standards, which had been judicially “embraced” for 15 years — hardly a proper parting regarding what had been an obviously meaningful relationship.

The plea of guilty is probably the most frequent method of conviction in all jurisdictions; in some localities 90 percent or more of the criminal cases are disposed of in this way. The assumption underlying these standards is that conviction without trial will and should continue to be the most frequent means for the disposition of criminal cases. This…