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Brian Tate v. State of MARYLAND , No. 65, September Term, 2017. Opinion by Greene, J. CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE MARYLAND RULE 4-242(c) VALIDITY OF A GUILTY PLEA Pursuant to MARYLAND Rule 4-242(c), a court may not accept a guilty plea unless it is made knowingly and voluntarily. Whether a guilty plea is made knowingly and voluntarily is reviewed under the totality of the circumstances. State v. Priet, 289 Md. 267, 276, 424 349, 354 (1981). Without needing to look outside the record of the plea hearing, the Court of Appeals held that Mr. Tate knowingly and voluntarily pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Mr. Tate affirmed, on the record, that he had received a copy of the charges, that he read the charges, that he discussed the charges with his attorney, that he understood the charges, that he understood what he was pleading guilty to, that he told his attorneys all the facts about the case, that they told him what he could do in court, and that they had done everything they could in his defense.

Brian Tate v. State of Maryland, No. 65, September Term, 2017.Opinion by Greene, J. CRIMINAL LAW—CRIMINAL PROCEDURE—MARYLAND RULE 4-242(c)— VALIDITY OF A GUILTY PLEA Pursuant to Maryland Rule 4-242(c), a court may not accept a guilty plea unless it is made

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