Inadmissibility of Pleas Law and Legal Definition
According to USCS Fed Rules Evid R 410, evidence of the following is not admissible against the defendant who made the plea or was a participant in the plea discussions:
1. a plea of guilty which was later withdrawn;
2. a plea of nolo contendere;
3. any statement made in the course of any proceedings under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or comparable state procedure regarding either of the foregoing pleas; or
4. any statement made in the course of plea discussions with an attorney for the prosecuting authority which do not result in a plea of guilty or which result in a plea of guilty later withdrawn.
