What is the test for a guilty plea?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Hoang, 2003 ABCA 251 (CanLII):
Acceptance of a guilty plea brings an end to the trial process with obvious prejudicial consequences to the accused. Therefore, a court is not bound to accept such a plea, but must exercise its discretion in deciding whether or not to accept the plea. As the United States Supreme Court has stated, “a guilty plea is a grave and solemn act to be accepted only with care and discernment...”: Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742 at 757 (1970).
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