Criminal Practice - Involuntary Plea – Misconduct at the Police and Prosecutorial Levels

Criminal Practice - Involuntary Plea – Misconduct at the Police and Prosecutorial Levels

A reasonable defendant standing in defendant’s shoes would not have pleaded guilty had he or she known all the relevant information. Defendant’s plea was involuntary and is now vacated. Dashawn Leonard Garrett withdrew his pending suppression motion, accepted a plea deal, and pleaded guilty to three charges arising from a drug trafficking investigation in Wilson