Okla. Stat. tit. 44, § 44-845
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Pleas of the accused
Official statutory text
ARTICLE 45. Pleas of the accused.
A. Irregular and similar pleas. If an accused after
arraignment makes an irregular pleading, or after a plea of guilty
sets up matter inconsistent with the plea, or if it appears that he
or she has entered the plea of guilty improvidently or through lack
of understanding of its meaning and effect, or if he or she fails or
refuses to plead, a plea of not guilty shall be entered in the
record, and the court shall proceed as though he or she had pleaded
not guilty.
B. Pleas of guilty. With respect to any charge or
specification to which a plea of guilty has been made by the accused
and accepted by the military judge, a finding of guilty of the
charge or specification may be entered immediately without vote.
This finding shall constitute the finding of the court unless the
plea of guilty is withdrawn prior to announcement of the sentence,
in which event the proceedings shall continue as though the accused
had pleaded not guilty.
C. Harmless error. A variance from the requirements of this
section is harmless error if the variance does not materially
prejudice the substantial rights of the accused.
A. Irregular and similar pleas. If an accused after
arraignment makes an irregular pleading, or after a plea of guilty
sets up matter inconsistent with the plea, or if it appears that he
or she has entered the plea of guilty improvidently or through lack
of understanding of its meaning and effect, or if he or she fails or
refuses to plead, a plea of not guilty shall be entered in the
record, and the court shall proceed as though he or she had pleaded
not guilty.
B. Pleas of guilty. With respect to any charge or
specification to which a plea of guilty has been made by the accused
and accepted by the military judge, a finding of guilty of the
charge or specification may be entered immediately without vote.
This finding shall constitute the finding of the court unless the
plea of guilty is withdrawn prior to announcement of the sentence,
in which event the proceedings shall continue as though the accused
had pleaded not guilty.
C. Harmless error. A variance from the requirements of this
section is harmless error if the variance does not materially
prejudice the substantial rights of the accused.
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