79577119.2-296Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Criminal ProcedureSentence; Judgment; Execution Of SentenceGeneral ProvisionsWithdrawal of plea of guilty1975, c. 495.Congdon v. Congdon0522022578 S.E.2d 8332003-04-08https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064288/congdon-v-congdon/ . . . withdraw a guilty plea after judgment. See Code § 19.2-296 (after judgment, a guilty plea may be . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Justus v. Com.061218645 S.E.2d 2842007-06-08https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058638/justus-v-com/ . . . pleas to various charges filed pursuant to Code § 19.2-296 before sentencing. . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Williams v. Com.012417557 S.E.2d 2332002-01-17https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059376/williams-v-com/ . . . request to withdraw his guilty pleas under Code § 19.2-296 after the final order of conviction had . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Lilly v. Com.Record No. 771000243 S.E.2d 2081978-04-21https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1416506/lilly-v-com/ . . . Affirmed. . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Manning v. Com.0681942468 S.E.2d 7051996-04-09https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1067971/manning-v-com/ . . . Code § 19.2-296 and Parris v. Commonwealth, 189 Va. 321, 52 S.E.2d 872 (1949). . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Bottoms v. Com.092498704 S.E.2d 4062011-01-13https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058111/bottoms-v-com/ . . . permitted to withdraw his plea pursuant to Code § 19.2-296. . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Hoverter v. Com.2172954477 S.E.2d 7711996-11-12https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1067739/hoverter-v-com/ . . . .E.2d 872, 873 (1949) (emphasis added). . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Jefferson v. Com.0703971500 S.E.2d 2191998-06-09https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1066841/jefferson-v-com/ . . . to withdraw his plea." Code § 19.2-296. Thus, Code § 19.2-296 treats pleas of guilty and nolo . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Coleman v. Com.2863063657 S.E.2d 1642008-02-26https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1062850/coleman-v-com/ . . . then appealed to this Court. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Hubbard v. Com.0217111725 S.E.2d 1632012-05-15https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1061681/hubbard-v-com/ . . . of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea). . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-296//19.2-296/19.2/18/1/19.2-2969.1-902A motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere may be made only before sentence is imposed or imposition of a sentence is suspended; but to correct manifest injustice, the court within twenty-one days after entry of a final order may set aside the judgment of conviction and permit the defendant to withdraw his plea.section1