Miriam J. Aukerman

Legal Aid of Western Michigan

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Guilty but Mentally Ill

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Guilty Plea

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Alcorta v. Texas, 355 U.S. 28 (1957)

In Alcorta, the Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause bars prosecutors from knowingly presenting perjured testimony in a criminal case.

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