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The appellant's plea was ambiguous, imperfect, and unfinished, failing to meet the criteria for an unequivocal plea of guilty; thus, the conviction and sentence could not stand.
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The appellant's plea was ambiguous and unfinished as the record did not show he admitted the facts of the case; thus, the conviction was unsafe and must be quashed.
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The plea of guilty entered by the appellant was ambiguous and incomplete, as the admitted facts did not exclude the possibility of a lawful defense (marriage) and did not establish all elements of the offence of rape under section 130(1)(2)(e) of the Penal Code. Therefore, the trial court erred in treating it as a plea of guilty and convicting the appellant.
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