2009 Louisiana Laws of Criminal Procedure :: CCRP 559 - Withdrawal or setting aside of plea of guilty

Art. 559. Withdrawal or setting aside of plea of guilty

A. The court may permit a plea of guilty to be withdrawn at any time before sentence.

B. The court shall not accept a plea of guilty of a felony within forty-eight hours of the defendant's arrest. When such a plea has been accepted within the forty-eight hour period, the court, upon a motion filed by the defendant within thirty days after the plea was entered, shall set aside the plea and any sentence imposed thereon.

C. The admissibility of a withdrawn plea of guilty and the facts surrounding it, is governed by Louisiana Laws of Evidence Article 410.

Acts 1988, No. 515, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 515, §12.}}