Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: Plea bargain

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The plea can take anytime up until the trial. Some pleas will even be agreed upon after the trial begins. Your plea can usually be changed up until the Judge accepts a plea in open court. If you plead innocent and later change your mind, a judge will almost always allow you to withdraw your plea and enter a new one.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.