35.225 Pleas of the accused. - Kentucky Statutes

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35.225 Pleas of the accused. (1) If an accused arraigned before a court-martial makes any irregular pleading, or, after a plea of guilty, sets up matter inconsistent with the plea, or if it appears that he has
entered the plea of guilty improvidently or through lack of understanding of its
meaning and effect, or if he fails or refuses to plead, a plea of not guilty shall be
entered in the record and the court shall proceed as though he had pleaded not
guilty. (2) With respect to any charge or specification to which a plea of guilty has been made by the accused and accepted by the military judge or by a court-martial without a
military judge, a finding of guilty of the charge or specification may, if permitted by
the regulations of the Governor, be entered immediately without vote. This finding
shall constitute the finding of the court unless the plea of guilty is withdrawn prior
to the announcement of the sentence, in which event the proceedings shall continue
as though the accused had pleaded not guilty. History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 31. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 44, effective July 1, 1954.