{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-296","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-296","heading":"Withdrawal of plea of guilty","body":"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.1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 18. SENTENCE; JUDGMENT; EXECUTION OF SENTENCE","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-296/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"4d5fcfff734ae547ddf51aa1fbc221f8549a8cecccb8d535658a199cff60c987","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-295.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-297"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}