context: The record, however, does not support this claim. The bare representation of counsel as to Tirrell's fear of Walpole does not make out coercion different in kind or degree from the inevitable decision-making pressures described above.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 367 Mass. 689, 696
citation_a.parenthetical: without supporting evidence of defendant's low mental ability, court upheld trial judge's finding of sufficient capacity to understand consequences of guilty plea
citation_a.sentence: Compare Commonwealth v. Hubbard, 371 Mass. 160, 170-171 (1976) (even if suffering from amnesia as to commission of crime, defendant was competent to plead guilty if he was able to consult with attorney and weigh options); Commonwealth v. Leate, 367 Mass. 689, 696 (1975) (without supporting evidence of defendant’s low mental ability, court upheld trial judge’s finding of sufficient capacity to understand consequences of guilty plea).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 584 F.2d 687, 690
citation_b.parenthetical: coercion established if fear of greater penalty destroyed defendant's ability to weigh relative advantages of trial and plea
citation_b.sentence: See Jones v. Estelle, 584 F.2d 687, 690 (5th Cir. 1978) (coercion established if fear of greater penalty destroyed defendant’s ability to weigh relative advantages of trial and plea).