TITLE 19

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 17

PLEADINGS BY DEFENDANT

19-1714.  Plea of guilty. A plea of guilty can be put in by the defendant himself only in open court, unless upon indictment against a corporation, in which case it may be put in by counsel. The court may at any time before judgment, upon a plea of guilty, permit it to be withdrawn and a plea of not guilty substituted: provided, that upon the application of the defendant, a plea of guilty may be received, and sentence may be passed, at chambers as provided in section 1-901.

History:

[(19-1714) Cr. Prac. 1864, secs. 297, 298, p. 249; R.S., sec. 7757; am. R.C. & C.L., sec. 7757; C.S., sec. 8881; I.C.A., sec. 19-1614.]