DueProcess Takings JusticiabilityDoctri
Is a defendant's open plea of guilty to murder valid when the plea colloquy reflects the defendant does not remember the conduct, or is it no longer required under the 14th Amendment Due Process Clause that the record show the plea was knowingly, intentionally, or voluntarily entered?
QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Is a defendant’s open plea of guilty to engaging in the knowing or intentional conduct required to prove a murder charge valid when the plea colloquy reflects that the defendant does not remember engaging in the conduct that resulted to the murder, or is it no longer required under the 14" Amendment Due Process Clause that the record affirmatively show that the Defendant’s guilty plea was knowingly, intentionally, or voluntarily entered? ii PARTIES TO PROCEEDING BELOW All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. ili