NCJ Number
34522
Date Published
1975
Length
12 pages
Annotation
A SET OF STANDARDS TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF PLEA BARGAINING IN UTAH ARE PROPOSED BY THE UTAH COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION.
Abstract
THESE STANDARDS APPLY TO RECORDING THE PLEA AND AGREEMENT, UNIFORM POLICIES AND PRACTICES, REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL, PROHIBITED PROSECUTORIAL INDUCEMENTS TO ENTER A PLEA OF GUILTY, THE INSTRUCTION OF THE COURT TO THE DEFENDANT, DETERMINING THE VOLUNTARINESS OF PLEAS, AND THE EFFECT OF THE METHOD OF DISPOSITION ON SENTENCING.