- involuntary plea of guilty
- A plea of guilty made under such inducements as would cause an innocent person to confess guilt. Pennington v Smith, 35 Wash 2d 267, 212 P2d 811.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
involuntary plea of guilty
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