Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – Arraignment – Taking of Plea – Defective Plea Renders Trial a Nullity

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

A defective plea—taken in violation of statutory provisions—renders the entire trial, conviction, and sentence a nullity. The defect is fundamental and incurable. The proceedings are void from inception. The accused cannot be said to have had a fair trial if the plea was not properly…

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