4.3.1.130 Criminal Defendants

(a) A defendant in a criminal pre-trial conference shall not be required to testify, cooperate or otherwise participate in the pre-trial conference. The Judge conducting the pre-trial conference in a criminal case shall explain these matters to the defendant at the beginning of the conference and shall, if a settlement involving an admission of guilt is reached, determine the voluntariness of the agreement and determine that the defendant understands the rights being given up to the same extent as would be determined by the Court if a guilty plea had been offered originally.