(1) If the court accepts the plea of guilty, it shall give the right of audience to the civil party or his counsel to apply for damages and the prosecution shall then produce the criminal record of the accused and make its submissions on the applicable penalty, and where necessary on the damages. The court shall then proceed to hear counsel for the accused, if he has one, and thereafter the accused shall be called upon to make his final statement.
(2) After the prosecution's submissions, the addresses of counsel and the final statement of the accused, the court shall declare the hearing closed and shall proceed as provided for in
section 388.
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