Douglas D. True v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction
SocialSecurity Immigration
whether-the-supreme-court-overruled-boykin-v-alabama
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1) Hos the Supreme Court overruled Boykin y. Alabama, 25 U.S, 233 C4), holding trat there wos reversible error where the recod did rot disclose that the deferdant voluntaniy and understardingty entered Is pleas of ; guilty? 2) Does Boykin y. Alabama, 345 U.S. 238 (UA), impose a constitutional mandate upen the State courts, requiring them +0 asertain the voluntarinesS of a guilty plea ard . Greate a record of the plea proceedings ty ensure that criminal defendants ave afforded ther Sth Amendment might to due process? 3) HOS the Supreme Court of Arkansas unconshtuhonally and cftectively suspended the writ of habcos Cor pus, Without authorization, by holding that unless a pettioner alleges actuol wnocence ay proceeds under Act 1780 of 2a, the writ Will not ISS UNlEss a Petthoner ShOwWS that bs} her Juagment ard commitment ovder 1s mvalid on ttS face, or that the trial couvt lacked jurisdiction over the caSeand should the Court be vequired to expand the scope of its habeas review to casuve petrhoners receive the full privilege of the Lorit guovanteca by the Federal and state conshtuhons ? i