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Regulation 27

of Singapore Armed Forces (Subordinate Military Courts) Regulations 2004

Regulation 27

Plea on alternative charge

Subregulation 1

Where an accused pleads guilty to the first of 2 or more alternative charges, and the court accepts the accused’s plea of guilty —

(a)

the court shall record a finding of guilty in respect of the first charge; and

(b)

the prosecutor shall withdraw any alternative charge before the accused is arraigned on it.

Subregulation 2

Where an accused pleads guilty to any of 2 or more alternative charges other than the first such charge —

(a)

the court may —

(i)

proceed as if the accused had pleaded not guilty to all the charges; or

(ii)

with the concurrence of the prosecutor, record —

(A)

a finding of guilty in respect of the charge to which the accused has pleaded guilty; and

(B)

a finding of not guilty in respect of any alternative charge which is placed before it in the charge-sheet; and

(b)

if the court records any finding under sub-paragraph (a)(ii), the prosecutor shall withdraw any alternative charge not referred to in that sub-paragraph before the accused is arraigned on it.

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