15A-1021. Plea conference; improper pressure prohibited; submission of arrangement to judge; restitution and reparation as part of plea arrangement agreement, etc. (a) In superior court, the prosecution and the defense may discuss the possibility that, upon the defendant’s entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to one or more offenses, the prosecutor will […]
15A-1022. Advising defendant of consequences of guilty plea; informed choice; factual basis for plea; admission of guilt not required. (a) Except in the case of corporations or in misdemeanor cases in which there is a waiver of appearance under G.S. 15A-1011(a)(3), a superior court judge may not accept a plea of guilty or no contest […]
15A-1022.1. Procedure in accepting admissions of the existence of aggravating factors in felonies. (a) Before accepting a plea of guilty or no contest to a felony, the court shall determine whether the State intends to seek a sentence in the aggravated range. If the State does intend to seek an aggravated sentence, the court shall […]
15A-1023. Action by judge in plea arrangements relating to sentence; no approval required when arrangement does not relate to sentence. (a) If the parties have agreed upon a plea arrangement pursuant to G.S. 15A-1021 in which the prosecutor has agreed to recommend a particular sentence, they must disclose the substance of their agreement to the […]
15A-1024. Withdrawal of guilty plea when sentence not in accord with plea arrangement. If at the time of sentencing, the judge for any reason determines to impose a sentence other than provided for in a plea arrangement between the parties, the judge must inform the defendant of that fact and inform the defendant that he […]
15A-1025. Plea discussion and arrangement inadmissible. The fact that the defendant or his counsel and the prosecutor engaged in plea discussions or made a plea arrangement may not be received in evidence against or in favor of the defendant in any criminal or civil action or administrative proceedings. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, c. […]
15A-1026. Record of proceedings. A verbatim record of the proceedings at which the defendant enters a plea of guilty or no contest and of any preliminary consideration of a plea arrangement by the judge pursuant to G.S. 15A-1021(c) must be made and preserved. This record must include the judge’s advice to the defendant, and his […]
15A-1027. Limitation on collateral attack on conviction. Noncompliance with the procedures of this Article may not be a basis for review of a conviction after the appeal period for the conviction has expired. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, c. 166, s. 21; 1989, c. 290, s. 4.)
