Green v. State

Summary

The court overruled Georgia precedent that required automatic reversal of a guilty plea whenever the record did not expressly show that the defendant waived each of the three rights identified in Boykin. It held that federal due process requires the record, viewed under the totality of the circumstances, to affirmatively show that the plea was voluntary and intelligent, without requiring a specific advisement of each right. Applying that standard, the court held that Green's plea was valid and affirmed his convictions.