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Rule 591 – Withdrawal of Plea of Guilty or Nolo Contendere

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

(A) At any time before the imposition of sentence, the court may, in its discretion, permit, upon motion of the defendant, or direct, sua sponte, the withdrawal of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the substitution of a plea of not guilty.
(B) When a defendant moves for the withdrawal of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall be given 10 days to respond.

234 Pa. Code ยง 591

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Committee Note explaining the August 12, 1993 deletion of the Comment published with the Court’s Order at 23 Pa.B. 4215 (September 4, 1993) .

Final Report explaining the new Comment approved on December 22, 1995 published with the Court’s Order at 26 Pa.B. 8 (January 6, 1996) .

Final Report explaining the July 15, 1999 amendments concerning the requirements for the withdrawal of a plea published with the Court’s Order at 29 Pa.B. 4057 (July 31, 1999) .

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000) .

Final Report explaining the January 6, 2014 revision to the Comment cross-referencing Rule 550 published with the Court’s Order at 44 Pa.B. 478 (January 25, 2014) .