Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015

Section 275 - Amending charge where defendant pleads guilty to offence not charged

Without prejudice to other provisions of this Act, where the defendant pleads guilty to an offence not contained in the charge or information on which he was arraigned, the court shall direct the prosecution to amend the charge or information accordingly to include the admitted offence, in which case, a fresh plea of the defendant shall be taken on the amended charge or information.

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