Parker v. North Carolina

Parker v. North Carolina

Argued November 17, 1969
Decided May 4, 1970
Full case name Parker v. North Carolina
Citations

397 U.S. 790 (more)

90 S. Ct. 1458; 25 L. Ed. 2d 785; 1970 U.S. LEXIS 47
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority White, joined by Burger, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart
Concurrence Black
Concur/dissent Brennan, joined by Douglas, Marshall

Parker v. North Carolina, 397 U.S. 790 (1970), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a plea agreement was valid even if the defendant entered into it in order to avoid the death penalty and even if his decision was based on a possibly mistaken belief on the part of the defendant and his lawyer that a confession the defendant had made would be admissible in court.

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