Va. Code § 19.2-296 : Criminal Procedure — Sentence; Judgment; Execution of Sentence — General Provisions —296 - Withdrawal of plea of guilty

A 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.