§ 19.2-296 — Withdrawal of plea of guilty

Virginia § 19.2-296

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 19.2: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
• Ch. 18: SENTENCE; JUDGMENT; EXECUTION OF SENTENCE
• Art. 1: General Provisions

Text

A motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere may be made only before sentence is imposed or imposition of a sentence is suspended; but to correct manifest injustice, the court within twenty-one days after entry of a final order may set aside the judgment of conviction and permit the defendant to withdraw his plea.

Legislative History

1975, c. 495.