Does a criminal defendant who pleads guilty waive three constitutional rights?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garcia, E064426 (Cal. App. 2017):
A criminal defendant who pleads guilty waives three constitutional rights: (1) the privilege against self-incrimination, (2) the right to a jury trial, and (3) the right to confront one's accusers. A waiver of these fundamental constitutional rights must be made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily, and such a waiver will not be presumed from a silent record. (Boykin v. Alabama (1969) 395 U.S. 238, 243.) In California, the
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