Rule 410 Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements
Article IV: Relevancy and Its Limits
Rule Text
Evidence of a plea discussion or any resulting agreement, plea, or judgment is not admissible in any criminal proceeding against the defendant who made the plea or was a participant in the plea discussions under the following circumstances:
(1) a plea of guilty which is not accepted or is withdrawn;
(2) a plea of nolo contendere;
(3) any statement made in the course of any proceedings under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 402 regarding either of the foregoing pleas; or
(4) any statement made in the course of a plea discussions which do does not result in a plea of guilty, or which results in a plea of guilty which is not accepted or is later withdrawn, or which results in a judgment on a plea of guilty which is reversed on direct or collateral review.
Adopted September 27, 2010, eff. January 1, 2011; amended Oct. 15, 2015, eff. immediately.