Improvident Plea

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1. Until what point may the court permit withdrawal of an improvident guilty plea under Rule 116 section 5?
2. What plea replaces the improvident guilty plea when withdrawal is permitted under section 5?
3. What does Rule 116 section 1(d) require when an accused pleads guilty but presents exculpatory evidence?
4. Before a conviction becomes final, an accused shows that his guilty plea resulted from failure to understand its conseq…
5. A counsel de oficio is appointed immediately before arraignment. May the court deny all consultation on the theory that…
6. On appeal, an accused establishes an irregular guilty plea but the record also contains independently received evidence…
7. A conviction rests solely on an improvident guilty plea. Despite repeated opportunities in a fair proceeding, the prose…
8. State the rule on withdrawal of an improvident plea of guilty and distinguish withdrawal from acquittal.
9. Explain two arraignment safeguards that help prevent an improvident plea, and the response to exculpatory evidence afte…
10. Why does an improvident guilty plea not invariably dictate the same appellate remedy?
11. Who must personally enter the accused’s plea under Rule116 Section1(b)?
12. In what language must the information be read at arraignment under Section1(a)?