Idaho Code
Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 19-2502 (2026)

Determination of degree of crime. 

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Determination of degree of crime. 

Upon a plea of guilty of a crime distinguished or divided into degrees, the court must, before passing sentence, determine the degree.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1951–1967 · leading case: State v. Haggard, 404 P.2d 580 (Idaho 1965).
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State v. Haggard, 404 P.2d 580 (Idaho 1965). · cites it 4× “§ 19-2311, requires the jury upon a verdict of guilty, and, I.C. § 19-2502, requires the court upon a plea of guilty, to determine the degree of the offense, does not render such determination sacrosanct and remove it from the power and authority of this court to intervene where…”
State v. Powell, 227 P.2d 582 (Idaho 1951). · cites it 3× “The statutes, under which the hearing was held, are Sections 19-2502, I.C. and 19-2515, I.C. Section 19-2502, reads as follows: “Upon a plea of guilty of a crime distinguished or divided into degrees, the court must, before passing sentence, determine the degree.”
State v. Edelblute, 424 P.2d 739 (Idaho 1967). · cites it 2× “I.C. §§ 19-2502; 19-2503; 19-2510; 19-2515; 19-2516; 19-2604;20-229; see also I.”
Bement v. State, 422 P.2d 55 (Idaho 1966). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 19-2502, and the better procedure would be to take evidence, at a recorded hearing, regarding the circumstances of the alleged offense.”
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