Practice question
Until what point may the court permit withdrawal of an improvident guilty plea under Rule 116 section 5?
- Only before the plea is entered.
- Before the judgment of conviction becomes final.
- Only after the sentence has been fully served.
- At any time forever regardless of finality.
- Only before a complaint is filed.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule 116 sections 1(d), 5, 6 and 8: exculpatory evidence, withdrawal before finality and counsel safeguards.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/sep2020/gr_241257_2020.html — People v. Pagal, G.R. 241257, September 29, 2020, main opinion: improvident plea, independent evidence and case-specific appellate consequences.
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