RCW 38.38.404
[Art. 45] Pleas of the accused.
(1) If an accused arraigned before a court-martial makes an irregular pleading, or after a plea of guilty sets up matter inconsistent with the plea, or if it appears that the accused has entered the plea of guilty improvidently or through lack of understanding of its meaning and effect, or if the accused fails or refuses to plead, a plea of not guilty shall be entered in the record, and the court shall proceed as though the accused had pleaded not guilty.
(2) With respect to any other charge or specification to which a plea of guilty has been made by the accused and accepted by the military judge or by a court-martial without a military judge, a finding of guilty of the charge or specification may be entered immediately without vote. This finding shall constitute the finding of the court unless the plea of guilty is withdrawn prior to announcement of the sentence, in which event the proceedings shall continue as though the accused had pleaded not guilty.
[ 1991 c 43 § 7; 1989 c 48 § 44; 1963 c 220 § 47.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs
Chapter 38.38 - Washington Code of Military Justice.
38.38.004 - Definitions—Construction.
38.38.008 - Persons subject to this code.
38.38.012 - Jurisdiction to try certain personnel.
38.38.016 - Dismissal of commissioned officer.
38.38.020 - Territorial applicability of the code.
38.38.024 - Judge advocates and legal officers.
38.38.068 - Apprehension of deserters.
38.38.072 - Imposition of restraint.
38.38.076 - Restraint of persons charged with offenses.
38.38.080 - Confinement in jails.
38.38.084 - Reports and receiving of prisoners.
38.38.088 - Punishment prohibited before trial.
38.38.092 - Delivery of offenders to civil authorities.
38.38.132 - Commanding officer's nonjudicial punishment—Suspension—Appeal.
38.38.176 - Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general.
38.38.180 - Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.
38.38.184 - Jurisdiction of special courts-martial—Dishonorable discharge.
38.38.188 - Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial.
38.38.192 - Sentences of dismissal or dishonorable discharge to be approved by the governor.
38.38.200 - Confinement instead of fine.
38.38.240 - Who may convene general courts-martial.
38.38.244 - Special courts-martial of organized militia not in federal service—Who may convene.
38.38.248 - Summary courts-martial of organized militia not in federal service—Who may convene.
38.38.252 - Who may serve on courts-martial.
38.38.256 - Military judge of a general or special court-martial.
38.38.258 - Military judges—Qualifications.
38.38.260 - Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel.
38.38.264 - Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters.
38.38.268 - Absent and additional members.
38.38.308 - Charges and specifications.
38.38.312 - Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited.
38.38.320 - Forwarding of charges.
38.38.324 - Advice of state judge advocate and reference for trial.
38.38.328 - Service of charges.
38.38.368 - Governor may prescribe rules.
38.38.372 - Unlawfully influencing action of court.
38.38.376 - Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel.
38.38.396 - Statute of limitations.
38.38.404 - Pleas of the accused.
38.38.408 - Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence.
38.38.412 - Refusal to appear or testify—Penalty.
38.38.424 - Admissibility of records of courts of inquiry.
38.38.428 - Voting, rulings, instructions.
38.38.432 - Number of votes required.
38.38.436 - Court to announce action.
38.38.480 - Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited.
38.38.484 - Maximum limits—Reduction in pay grade.
38.38.488 - Effective date of sentences.
38.38.492 - Execution of confinement.
38.38.532 - Execution of sentence—Suspension of sentence.
38.38.536 - Initial action on the record.
38.38.540 - Initial action on the record—General court-martial records.
38.38.544 - Reconsideration and revision.
38.38.552 - Approval by the convening authority.
38.38.556 - Review of records—Disposition.
38.38.560 - Error of law—Lesser included offense.
38.38.568 - Vacation of suspension.
38.38.572 - Petition for a new trial.
38.38.576 - Remission and suspension.
38.38.584 - Finality of proceedings, findings and sentences.
38.38.624 - Persons to be tried or punished.
38.38.632 - Accessory after the fact.
38.38.636 - Conviction of lesser included offense.
38.38.652 - Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation.
38.38.656 - Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation.
38.38.664 - Absence without leave.
38.38.672 - Contempt towards officials.
38.38.676 - Disrespect towards superior commissioned officer.
38.38.680 - Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer.
38.38.684 - Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer or noncommissioned officer.
38.38.688 - Failure to obey order or regulation.
38.38.692 - Cruelty and maltreatment.
38.38.696 - Mutiny or sedition.
38.38.700 - Resistance, breach of arrest, and escape.
38.38.704 - Releasing prisoner without proper authority.
38.38.708 - Unlawful detention of another.
38.38.712 - Noncompliance with procedural rules.
38.38.716 - Misbehavior before the enemy.
38.38.720 - Subordinate compelling surrender.
38.38.724 - Improper use of countersign.
38.38.728 - Forcing a safeguard.
38.38.732 - Captured or abandoned property.
38.38.740 - Misconduct of a prisoner.
38.38.744 - False official statements.
38.38.748 - Military property—Loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition.
38.38.752 - Property other than military property—Waste, spoilage, or destruction.
38.38.756 - Improper hazarding of vessel.
38.38.760 - Reckless or impaired operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.
38.38.762 - Use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances.
38.38.764 - Drunk on duty—Sleeping on post—Leaving post before relief.
38.38.776 - Riot or breach of peace.
38.38.780 - Provoking speeches or gestures.
38.38.782 - Assault upon another member of the organized militia.
38.38.783 - Larceny and wrongful appropriation.
38.38.788 - Frauds against the government.
38.38.796 - Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
38.38.840 - Courts of inquiry.
38.38.844 - Authority to administer oaths.
38.38.848 - Sections to be explained.
38.38.852 - Complaints of wrongs.
38.38.856 - Redress of injuries to property.
38.38.860 - Execution of process and sentence.
38.38.864 - Process of military courts.
38.38.868 - Payment of fines and disposition thereof.
38.38.872 - Immunity for action of military courts.
38.38.876 - Presumption of jurisdiction.
38.38.880 - Delegation of authority by the governor.