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Wash. Rev. Code § 10.40.170 (2026)

Plea of guilty

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The plea of guilty can only be put in by the defendant himself or herself in open court.
[ 2010 c 8 s 1041; Code 1881 s 1056; RRS s 2110. FORMER PART OF SECTION: Code 1881 s 1057; RRS s 2111, now codified as RCW 10.40.175.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1953–2026 · leading case: State v. Frampton, 627 P.2d 922 (Wash. 1981).
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State v. Frampton, 627 P.2d 922 (Wash. 1981). · cites it 2× “See also RCW 10.40.170, providing: "The plea of guilty can only be put in by the defendant himself in open court.”
State v. Ford, 891 P.2d 712 (Wash. 1995). · cites it 2× “See RCW 10.40.170 ("The plea of guilty can only be put in by the defendant himself in open court.”
State v. Jessing, 268 P.2d 639 (Wash. 1954). · cites it 7× “RCW 10.40.170. Appellant's motion to withdraw his plea of guilty having been made prior to the entry of judgment, it was timely made.”
State v. Rose, 256 P.2d 493 (Wash. 1953). “RCW 10.40.170 (Rem. Rev. Stat., § 2111). Since appellant’s motion to withdraw his plea of guilty was made prior to the entry of judgment on October 14, 1952, it was timely made.”
State of Washington v. Paul Lee Orton (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “Orton ANALYSIS Guilty Pleas Although Orton signed and reviewed the statement of defendant on plea of guilty, he argues he did not actually plead guilty because the trial court never asked him to declare his plea in open court, as required by RCW 10.40.170. The State responds…”
State of Washington v. Paul Lee Orton (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “ANALYSIS Guilty Plea Although Orton signed and reviewed the statement of defendant on plea of guilty, he argues he did not actually plead guilty because the trial court never asked him to declare his plea in open court, as required by RCW 10.40.170. The State responds that the…”
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