Plea hearing definition
Plea hearing means a hearing in which a defendant enters a plea of guilty or no contest.
Plea hearing means a hearing to determine whether any party wishes to contest a petition filed under this law.
Examples of Plea hearing in a sentence
In the event the Judicial Officer does not accept a proposed plea agreement at the Change of Plea hearing, the defendant will not proceed into UACT and will instead be returned to the originally assigned District Court Judge.
The Judicial Officer will conduct the Change of Plea hearing and will assess the defendant’s plea of guilty pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.