{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-35.225","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 35.225","heading":"Pleas of the accused.","body":"(1) If an accused after arraignment makes any irregular pleading, or, after a plea of\nguilty, sets up matter inconsistent with the plea, or if it appears that the accused has\nentered the plea of guilty improvidently or through lack of understanding of its\nmeaning and effect, or if the accused fails or refuses to plead, a plea of not guilty\nshall be entered in the record and the court shall proceed as though he had pleaded\nnot guilty.\n(2) With respect to any charge or specification to which a plea of guilty has been made\nby the accused and accepted by the military judge or by a court -martial without a\nmilitary judge, a finding of guilty of the charge or specification may be entered\nimmediately without vote. This finding shall constitute the finding of the court\nunless the plea of guilty is withdrawn prior to the announcement of the sentence, in\nwhich event the proceedings shall continue as though the accused had pleaded not\nguilty.","path":["KRS Chapter 35"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=41920","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:52Z","sha256":"bed8e4e203186a10a5af273e4d2d0b38aa261299169095db4dfbb648923140fd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-35.220","next":"us-ky/krs-35.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}