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C-25.1 - Code of Penal Procedure

Section 394
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394. The judge shall give every defendant on whom a statement of offence or its equivalent referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of article 393 is served an opportunity to plead guilty or not guilty. However, the defendant is entitled to a period of 30 days before entering his plea.
If the defendant pleads guilty at the time of appearance, the judge shall convict him of the offence and impose a sentence on him within the limits prescribed by law. If the defendant pleads not guilty, the judge shall set a date for the trial.
1992, c. 61, s. 25.
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