Determining accuracy of plea
(1) The court may not accept a guilty plea without determining that there is a factual basis for the plea in charges of felonies or misdemeanors resulting in incarceration.
(2) A defendant who is unwilling to admit to any element of the offense that would provide a factual basis for a plea of guilty may, with the consent of the court, enter a plea of guilty or may, with the consent of the court and the prosecutor, enter a plea of nolo contendere to the offense if the defendant considers the plea to be in the defendant's best interest and the court determines that there is a factual basis for the plea.
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 135, ChapterCh. 800, Laws ofL. 1991 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 11, ChapterCh. 395, Laws ofL. 1999 (HB 209 - Shockley, Jim (R) HD 61) |