Noncapital Offense

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1. When the accused pleads guilty to a noncapital offense, what does Rule 116, Section 4 provide regarding reception of ev…
2. What happens under Rule 116, Section 1(d) when an accused pleads guilty but presents exculpatory evidence?
3. Up to what stage may the court permit withdrawal of an improvident guilty plea under Rule 116, Section 5?
4. An accused validly pleads guilty to a noncapital offense. The judge decides to receive evidence from both parties to de…
5. Before conviction becomes final, an accused shows that a guilty plea was improvidently made and asks to replace it with…
6. After pleading guilty to a noncapital charge, the accused offers evidence that, if accepted, exculpates the accused rat…
7. An accused enters an improvident guilty plea to a noncapital offense. A conviction is rendered but is not yet final. Th…
8. Explain reception of evidence after a guilty plea to a noncapital offense under Rule 116, Section 4. Distinguish this f…
9. Discuss withdrawal of an improvident guilty plea under Rule 116, Section 5, including the applicable cutoff and the ple…
10. In a noncapital prosecution, the accused pleads guilty but then produces evidence denying criminal responsibility. Expl…
11. Under People v Singh, does a child’s guilty plea to a noncapital offense eliminate the separate requirement to prove di…
12. What standard did Singh require for the separate proof of a child’s discernment?