# The Naval Courts-Martial General Orders (Royal Navy) 1991, Article 34: Procedure after guilty plea


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(1) Before the court record a finding of guilty in respect of the charge to which an accused pleaded guilty the prosecutor shall, subject to Order 37 make an opening address based on the circumstantial letter, but before doing so the judge advocate shall warn the court that this document does no more than summarise the case for the prosecution against the accused.
(2) After paragraph (1) of this Order has been complied with the Court shall proceed as directed in Order 57.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2737/article/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-courts-martial-general-orders-royal-navy-1991/article-34
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