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Idaho Code § 19-1713

Form of pleas

Every plea must be oral, and entered upon the minutes of the court in substantially the following form:

(1) If the defendant pleads guilty: “The defendant pleads that he is guilty of the offense charged.”

(2) If he pleads not guilty: “The defendant pleads that he is not guilty of the offense charged.”

(3) If he pleads a former conviction or acquittal: “The defendant pleads that he has already been convicted (or acquitted) of the offense charged by the judgment of the court of.... (naming it) rendered at.... (naming the place), on the.... day of.....”

(4) If he pleads once in jeopardy: “The defendant pleads that he has been once in jeopardy for the offense charged (specifying the time, place and court).”

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.