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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
KENTUCKY RULES OF EVIDENCE
.Rule 410Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements
Download pdfcriminal proceeding, admissible against the defendant who made the plea or was a
participant in the plea discussions:
(1) A plea of guilty which was later withdrawn;
(2) A plea of nolo contendere in a jurisdiction accepting such pleas;
(3) Any statement made in the course of formal plea proceedings, under either state procedures or Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, regarding either
of the foregoing pleas; or (4) Any statement made in the course of plea discussions with an attorney for the prosecuting authority which do not result in a plea of guilty or which result in a plea
of guilty later withdrawn. However, such a plea or statement is admissible (i) in any proceeding wherein another
statement made in the course of the same plea or plea discussions has been introduced
and the statement ought in fairness be considered contemporaneously with it, or (ii) in a
criminal proceeding for perjury or false statement if the statement was made by the
defendant under oath, on the record and in the presence of counsel. Effective: May 1, 2007
History: Enacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 20; amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 7; renumbered (7/1/92) pursuant to 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 34; amended
May 1, 2007, Supreme Court of Kentucky Order 2007-02.
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