Art. 559.  Withdrawal or setting aside of plea of guilty

A.  Upon motion of the defendant and after a contradictory hearing, which may be waived by the state in writing, the court may permit a plea of guilty to be withdrawn at any time before sentence.

B.  The court shall not accept a plea of guilty of a felony within forty-eight hours of the defendant's arrest.  When such a plea has been accepted within the forty-eight hour period, the court, upon a motion filed by the defendant within thirty days after the plea was entered, shall set aside the plea and any sentence imposed thereon.

C.  The admissibility of a withdrawn plea of guilty and the facts surrounding it, is governed by Louisiana Code of Evidence Article 410.

Acts 1988, No. 515, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2014, No. 85, §1.

{{NOTE:  See Acts 1988, No. 515, §12, regarding effectiveness and applicability.}}