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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Effect of guilty plea


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Point in time view as at 06/06/2011.
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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, Cross Heading: Effect of guilty plea.

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Effect of guilty pleaS
131Effect of guilty pleaS
(1)This section applies where—
(a)by virtue of section 121(2)(b), 123(2)(b), 124(2)(b), 125(4)(b) or 126(6)(b) the prosecutor is required to disclose information to an accused, but
(b)before the prosecutor does so, a plea of guilty is recorded against the accused.
(2)The prosecutor need not comply with the requirement in so far as it relates to the disclosure of information which but for that plea would have been likely to have formed part of the evidence to be led by the prosecutor in the proceedings against the accused.
(3)Subsections (1) and (2) cease to apply if the accused withdraws the plea of guilty.
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