Text of the provision
Sec. 5. Withdrawal of improvident plea of guilty. — At any time before the judgment of conviction becomes final, the court may permit an improvident plea of guilty to be withdrawn and be substituted by a plea of not guilty.
Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure (A.M. No. 00-5-03-SC), Rule 116, Section 5. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against two independent published renderings (ChanRobles and LawPhil).
About this section
This is Section 5 of Rule 116 (Arraignment And Plea) of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 00-5-03-SC and in force since December 1, 2000. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 4 — Plea of guilty to non-capital offense; reception of evidence, discretionary.
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