State v. Hill
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals finding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying Defendant's request to enter a plea of no contest on the ground that the court did not believe there were any legitimate issues to raise on appeal, holding that the trial court abused its discretion.
Defendant was indicted on five drug-related counts. Defendant informed the court that he wished to proceed with a no-contest plea, but the trial court denied Defendant's request on the ground that there was no legitimate issue for appeal. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by denying Defendant's request to enter a no-contest plea based on its own review of the appealable issues.
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