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| | Plea bargain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Plea bargaining is a significant part of the criminal justice system in the United States—the vast majority of criminal cases in the United States are settled by plea bargain rather than by a jury trial. | | | Plea bargains are subject to the approval of the court. | | | Plea bargaining is extremely difficult in jurisdictions based on civil law. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plea_bargain
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| | Plea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The concept of the plea is one of the major differences between criminal procedure under common law and procedure under the civil law system. | | | In legal terminology, a plea is simply an answer to a claim made by someone in a civil or criminal case under common law using the adversary system. | | | Typically the hearing on the guilty plea is transcribed by a court reporter and the transcript is made a part of the permanent record of the case in order to preserve the conviction's validity from being challenged at some future time. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plea
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| | Plea Bargaining Plan |
| | Plea bargaining, to the extent it allows the system to conserve scarce resources, does so only by overriding the legislative intent that particular conduct constitutes a particular crime that should be sanctioned in a particular way. | | | Thus, by 1990, the written guidelines for the policy prohibiting plea bargaining remained unchanged from their 1986 version, but attorneys and judges throughout the state agreed that charge bargaining had become fairly common in most courts. | | | The formal plea bargains that were made seemed to be reserved for cases that traditionally would have been bargained, even under the policy at its strictest: sexual abuse or assault cases, drug cases, and those involving informants. |
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http://www.ajc.state.ak.us/Reports/pleafram.htm
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| | Understanding the importance of plea bargainsSaturday, November 11, 2000 9:05:00 AM |
| | Plea bargains, although appearing to be a sort of "bargain basement justice" to the public, are necessary, he said. | | | Plea bargains are out of the court's hands. | | | A plea bargain is a contract between the state and the defendant with both sides catching a benefit, Wheeler said. |
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http://www.gctelegram.com/news/2000/november/11/understanding.html
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| | PLEA BARGAINING UNDER THE RWANDAN STATUTE AND RULES OF EVIDENCE |
| | Plea Bargaining is permissible because it does not contravene the policy prohibiting granting immunity and because neither the Rwandan Statute nor the Rules of Evidence and Procedure prohibit the OTP from plea bargaining. | | | Plea bargaining is a practice that dates back to the 1700's when the old English common law courts would grant pardons to accomplices in felony cases upon the defendant's conviction, or execution upon the defendant's acquittal. | | | Plea Bargaining is Permissible Because It Does Not Contravene the Policy Prohibiting Granting Immunity and Because Neither the Statute nor the Rules of Evidence and Procedure Prohibit the OTP From Plea Bargaining
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http://www.nesl.edu/center/WCMEMOS/1999/desai000.htm
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| | Criminal Law - Plea Bargains |
| | A plea bargain is a contract between the prosecutor and the defendant, and both parties are required to comply with the terms of their contract. | | | The answer to that depends upon the facts of your case, and the laws and procedures of the jurisdiction where you are charged. | | | If you have a plea bargain with the prosecutor and you are required to perform particular tasks (such as pleading guilty on a particular date, cooperating in the investigation of another offense, or testifying against a co-defendant), the prosecutor may revoke the plea bargain if you fail to satisfy your duties. |
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http://www.expertlaw.com/library/criminal/plea_bargains.html
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| | [PLEA BARGAINING PAGE, SUBCATEGORY OF POLICIES & PROCEDURES] |
| | If a plea agreement has been reached by the parties, the court shall, on the record, require the disclosure of agreement in open court or, on a showing of good cause, in camera, at the time the plea is offered. | | | Except as provided by Rule 31.03, the court shall not accept a plea of guilty without first, by addressing the defendant personally in open court, determining that the plea is voluntary and not the result of force or threats or promises apart from a plea agreement. | | | The court shall not participate in any such discussions but after a plea agreement has been reached the court may discuss the agreement with the attorneys including any alternative that would be acceptable. |
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http://www.showme.net/CapeCounty/pa/INETPLEABARGAINING.htm
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| | Plea Bargaining |
| | Plea bargaining requires the court's permission and the district attorney's consent. | | | or the interests of justice require that a lesser plea be accepted because of truly exceptional circumstances. | | | I believe our criminal justice system has become more concerned with disposing of cases than with the quality of its dispositions. |
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http://www.bronxda.nyc.gov/fcrime/plea.htm
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| | Blackstone's Commentaries - Book the Fourth - Chapter the Twenty-Sixth : Of Plea, And Issue |
| | It is to be obferved, that the pleas of auterfoits acquit, and auterfoits convict, or a former acquittal, and former conviction, muft be upon a profecution for the fame identical act and crime. | | | SPECIAL pleas in bar; which go to the merits of the indictment, and give a reafon why the prifoner ought not to anfwer it at all, nor put himfelf upon his trial for the crime alleged. | | | FORMERLY there was another plea, now abrogated, that of fanctuary; which is however neceffary to be lightly toughed upon as it may give fome light to many parts of out antient law : it being introduced and continued during the fuperftitious veneration, that was paid to confecrated ground in the times of popery. |
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http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/blackstone/bk4ch26.htm
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| | Plea Bargaining |
| | Intelligently deciding whether to accept or reject a plea offer requires meaningful advice from a competent, experienced attorney with a good idea of what the particular judge and prosecuting attorney on your case are likely to do if you take the case to trial. | | | Plea bargaining may continue up to or even during trial (though some judges announce that they will not approve a plea agreement after a particular point in the process). | | | If you accept a plea agreement with probation on a case that should have been dismissed entirely because the charge was a crock to begin with, you can have that probation revoked by another charge that has no real merit. |
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http://www.jesbeard.com/33a.htm
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| | Effect of Alford Plea |
| | Acceptance of an Alford plea is in the court's discretion. | | | Such a plea is valid in New York State. | | | The Alford plea is valid for enhanced sentencing purposes. |
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http://www.mcacp.org/issue39.htm
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| | Defendants' Incentives for Accepting Plea Bargains |
| | While news of the plea itself may be public, the news is short-lived compared to news of a trial. | | | For most defendants, the principal benefit of plea bargaining is receiving a lighter sentence for a less-severe charge than might result from taking the case to trial and losing. | | | And rarely is a defendant's background explored in the course of a plea bargain to the extent it may be done at trial. |
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http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/objectID/4E8D6815-1797-46FC-8F8AB242FFE6391A/catID/87B7FF35-6D13-4C67-9CFF27531AF19C24
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| | Oklahoma Plea Options: Trial, Plea Bargains & Agreements, Sentencing |
| | While there is no constitutional "right" or even statutory requirement for a plea agreement, most cases in the United States are settled by agreement or result in a "blind plea" to the judge (meaning without an agreement, the client relies on the "mercy" of the court). | | | Will the plea agreement require "waiving" or giving up certain rights, such as a right to appeal or a right to certain sentencing issues under Blakely v. | | | in federal court only, whether a client can negotiate a "conditional plea" that allows the client to accept responsibility for the commission of the crime but still appeal a technical issue that might impact the status of the conviction itself or might result in a lesser sentence after the appeal. |
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http://www.wyattlaw.com/pleabargains.html
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| | Hndbk. 9.6 Chap. 2 Plea Agreements and Sentencing Process |
| | Plea negotiations have to be conducted by either the United States Attorney's office or the Tax Division of DOJ. | | | Remind the taxpayer and his counsel of the charges being investigated and that the government will only consider a plea that adequately addresses those specific charges, i.e., the government will generally be looking for a plea of guilty to one or more of the specified charges. | | | Confirm that the taxpayer is willing to be interviewed by the Special Agent and that the taxpayer will submit all records or information in his or her possession or to which he or she has access to the Service for the years implicated. |
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http://cryptome.quintessenz.org/mirror/irs-ci/36464.html
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| | Ward agrees to plea bargain - News |
| | A plea bargain is a process where the defense attorney negotiates with the district attorney to obtain the best possible plea for his client. | | | Ward said he is satisfied with the plea bargain and feels his lawyer handled the case professionally. | | | This process may include charging the defendant with a lesser charge, or agreeing to a lesser punishment for the same charge, according to thebestdefense.com. |
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http://www.dennews.com/media/paper309/news/2005/05/26/News/Ward-Agrees.To.Plea.Bargain-954215.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.dennews.com
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| | Essex Vicinage Plea Agreements |
| | Defendants entering a plea must sign a statement certifying that they understand the plea and are entering into the agreement voluntarily and without pressure from the prosecution or their own attorney. | | | In a plea agreement, the prosecutor may offer the accused an arrangement where s/he will recommend a reduced term of incarceration or probation in exchange for a guilty plea. | | | Defendants pleading guilty as a result of the plea agreement, must acknowledge their plea in open court. |
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http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/essex/criminal/plea.htm
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| | Court TV Legal Documents: Whitewater -- Tucker Plea |
| | This Plea Agreement is entirely voluntary and represents the entire agreement between the United States and the Defendant regarding the Defendant's criminal liability in case No. LR-CR- 95-117. | | | This Plea Agreement resolves all of the Defendant's criminal liability involving those events set forth in the Indictment, including all criminal charges of conspiring to defraud the United States as set forth in Count Three. | | | The Defendant understands and agrees that should he violate this Agreement or any provision thereof, or withdraw his guilty plea that any statements by him made during interviews with Government agents and plea negotiations shall be admissible for impeachment purposes should he later testify, at his criminal trial on this Indictment, but not otherwise. |
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http://www.courttv.com/archive/legaldocs/government/whitewater/tucker.html
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| | Plea Agreement : U.S. v. T. Rudd Corwin, et al. |
| | The undersigned attorneys for the United States have been authorized by the Attorney General of the United States to enter this Plea Agreement on behalf of the United States. | | | This Plea Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the United States and Defendant concerning the disposition of the criminal charge in this case. | | | 11 regarding the guilty plea or this Plea Agreement or made in the course of plea discussions with an attorney for the government shall not be admissible against Defendant in any criminal or civil proceeding, except as otherwise provided in Fed. R. |
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http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f207200/207252.htm
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| | Frontline: The Plea |
| | Critics, however, contend that the push to resolve cases through plea bargains jeopardizes the constitutional rights of defendants, who may be pressured to admit their guilt whether they are guilty or not. | | | The state decided to appeal the reversal, but first offered Jarrett another plea bargain: If she would admit to committing the crimes with which she was charged, she would be sentenced to time served and released. | | | To overworked and understaffed defense lawyers, prosecutors, and jurists, plea bargains are the safety valve that keeps cases moving through our backlogged courts. |
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http://www.truthinjustice.org/the-plea.htm
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| | PLEA AGREEMENT |
| | This plea agreement does not restrict the Court's or Probation Office’s access to information and records in the possession of the United States. | | | Any alleged breach of this agreement by either party shall be determined by the Court in an appropriate proceeding at which the defendant’s disclosures and documentary evidence shall be admissible and at which the moving party shall be required to establish a breach of the plea agreement by a preponderance of the evidence. | | | The accompanying Statement of Facts signed by the defendant is hereby incorporated into this Plea Agreement. Defendant adopts the Statement of Facts and agrees that the facts therein are accurate in every respect and that had the matter proceeded to trial, the United States would have proved those facts beyond a reasonable doubt. |
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http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/pleaagreement.htm
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| | frontline: the plea: interviews PBS |
| | He then was offered a "no contest" plea, which means he can maintain his innocence while knowing that the court has convicted him -- a very unusual concession in a capital murder trial. | | | He also talks about the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the consitutionality of plea bargains, what a defendant forfeits by taking a plea, and both the benefits and the downsides of plea bargains. | | | He also talks about how most prosecutors handle plea bargaining, and defends the plea and its role in the justice process: "… we have tens of thousands of cases. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/plea/interviews
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| | Plea Bargaining |
| | plea bargaining was limited to those rare cases in which prosecutors could unilaterally dictate a defendant's sentence. | | | And Justice for All'' (1979) slams the inequities of the criminal justice system, including the ugliness of plea bargaining. | | | Lindh typifies the defendant who pleads to avoid the possibility of execution; the government's reward includes not having to expose security sources (or, perhaps, a weak case) if the case goes to trial. |
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http://www.truthinjustice.org/bargaining.htm
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| | Tyler Morning Telegraph - NEWS - 12/22/2004 - BOWIE ENTERS GUILTY PLEA OVER KILLING OF HIS RIVAL |
| | The 12th Court of Appeals held that the procedures were not comparable to plea agreement procedures. | | | The court decided that Bowie's actual guilty plea was protected but statements he made during the plea proceeding were not. | | | Prosecutors sought a pretrial ruling from the Dallas court on the admissibility of Bowie's "timely pass for a plea" punishment testimony. |
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http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1994&dept_id=227937&newsid=13612832&PAG=461&rfi=9
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| | Moussaoui Scheduled To Offer Guilty Plea (washingtonpost.com) |
| | In the flurry of activity that followed, there were no plea negotiations between Moussaoui and the government, and he has not agreed to provide information beyond the facts of his own case, sources said yesterday. | | | He has not entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors, who are expected to continue to seek the death penalty. | | | His attorneys have been arguing that he is not competent, and they planned to file a motion with the judge today making that argument again, sources said. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4642-2005Apr20.html
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| | The Problem with Plea Bargaining |
| | To the extent that the attorney loses bail arguments or pre-trial motions to suppress, a defendant's faith in the powers of his lawyer and/or the integrity of the system is eroded to the point where resistance seems futile. | | | Lengthy pre-trial incarceration further weakens and demoralizes a defendant and increases the coercive aspects of plea bargaining (particularly where, as in the case of many indigent defendants unable to post bail, taking a plea is the only sure way to regain personal freedom). | | | The system functions like a gigantic extortion racket in which the attorney plays the role of "bagman," the person who transmits the threats (under the guise of legal advice) and collects the payment (the plea). |
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http://www.familyrightsassociation.com/bin/The_Problem_with_Plea_Bargaining.htm
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| | Amended Plea Agreement - Momir Nikolic |
| | Momir Nikolic acknowledges that he has entered this Plea Agreement freely and voluntarily, that no threats were made to induce him to enter this guilty plea, and that the only promises made to him are those set forth in this agreement. | | | Momir Nikolic agrees that he is pleading guilty to Count 5 because he is in fact guilty and acknowledges full responsibility for his actions that are the subject of the Indictment. | | | In exchange for Momir Nikolic’s plea of guilty to Count 5, Persecutions, a Crime Against Humanity and his complete co-operation with the OTP as set forth in paragraphs 9-11 of this Agreement and the fulfilment of all his obligations under this Agreement, the Office of the Prosecutor agrees to the following: |
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http://www.un.org/icty/mnikolic/trialc/plea030507e.htm
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| | Plea Bargain Form |
| | I understand that if the Court accepts my plea there will be no trial and the Court will impose sentence based upon my plea. | | | I understand that the violation of any of these conditions could result in my not being allowed to withdraw my plea, and the Court being free to sentence me in accordance with the legal maximums recognized under the law. | | | I, Defendant's Counsel of Record, certify that: I have discussed this case with the Defendant, including the nature of the charges, essential elements of each, the evidence against him/her of which I am aware, the possible defenses he/she has, the maximum penalty of the charges and his/her right to appeal. |
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| | Lea Fastow Plea Deal Tossed |
| | "The plea and cooperation agreement reached with Lea Fastow's husband, former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow, is not affected by today's rulings," says Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wray. | | | Speaking outside the courtroom, Michael Deguerin, the attorney for Lea Fastow, said: "The agreement to plead guilty and to resolve all these matters at once included an agreed sentence that was more harsh than most people in Mrs. | | | When Fastow appeared in court on Wednesday, it had been widely expected the judge would accept the agreement. |
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http://www.thestreet.com/markets/matthewgoldstein/10152736.html
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| | Missoulian - Judge rejects plea in Darby murder |
| | In a move that shocked both defense and prosecuting attorneys, a Ravalli County District Court judge on Thursday refused to accept a plea agreement that would have sent a murderer to prison for life without parole. | | | Yetman's attorney, Ed Sheehy, and Ravalli County Attorney George Corn had a plea agreement worked out, and all that was left was for Haynes to sign off on the arrangement. | | | Haynes mentioned in court Thursday that the original affidavit stated that Yetman had given a statement to Ravalli County authorities shortly after the murder. |
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http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2005/04/15/news/mtregional/news07.txt
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| | Guilty Plea Decisions |
| | Trial court abused discretion in denying the motion to withdraw plea when the court did not follow the recommendation of the PSI. | | | (Guilty Plea Decisions; Sentence, Abuse of Discretion) Trial court abused its discretion in refusing to allow Defendant to withdraw Alford plea, when court failed to follow sentencing recommendation of the State. | | | (Guilty Plea) Ambiguous record regarding understanding of the crime to which a plea of guilty was entered requires modification of the sentence. |
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http://www.state.ok.us/~oids/Guilty_Plea.htm
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| | Plea Bargaining |
| | Plea Bargaining: Active Learning in a Course on the Courts | | | The majority of students reported that the negotiation problem improved their ability to use the Web and other resources to find information about criminal law, expanded their knowledge of criminal law and plea negotiation, and gave them good experience in cooperative teamwork. | | | I decided to try it with a course that I teach regularly about the purposes and functioning of the criminal courts. |
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| | THE BRAD BLOG: "Feeney Whistleblower's 'Illegal-Alien' Shipped Missile Components to China!" |
| | Nee plead guilty, according to a plea agreement signed on July 15, 2004 and obtained by The BRAD BLOG and was then sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presenell on October 7, 2004 on Count Three of the indictment concerning False Statements made to Customs Officials and on official documents. | | | The weekly time reports with YEI logo are signed by "Henry Nee" and the signatures would seem to match the one for "Hai Lin Nee" on the plea agreement obtained from the U.S. District Court in Orlando. | | | Count Three carries a maximum sentence of 5 years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, a term of supervised release of not more than 3 years, and a special assessment of $100 per felony count thereafter. |
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| | Queens Plea Policy - Annotated by Don Murray |
| | [Not only does the Queens District Attorney’s Office require that felony plea bargaining be accomplished before indictment, they also require that the decision to consider plea bargaining be made at the first appearance in court (often within 24 hours of arrest and with almost no time to consult with an attorney). | | | The first arrest defendant who might be able to otherwise negotiate a favorable plea will now not be permitted by the Queens District Attorney’s Office to obtain the benefit of the plea that they will acknowledge would have satisfied them. | | | Refusal to waive (at the arraignment) the legal requirements with respect to how soon the Queens District Attorney’s Office must present cases to the Grand Jury is taken as a nearly irrevocable refusal to engage in plea bargaining. |
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http://www.queensdefense.com/annotated_policy.htm
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| | Federal judge approves plea deal for Lea Fastow - Jan. 8, 2004 |
| | The plea deals with the Fastows are also linked to possible charges against former Chief Accounting Officer Richard Causey, sources close to the case said. | | | Andrew Fastow has been negotiating a plea bargain to cooperate with authorities, pay more than $20 million to settle civil charges and go to prison for as long as 10 years, people familiar with the negotiations told Reuters. | | | Mike DeGeurin, Lea Fastow's attorney, said he and his client had not decided whether to accept the plea agreement as modified by the judge, which would send Mrs. |
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http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/08/news/companies/fastow
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| | Judge Paul A. Zoss - Plea Colloquy |
| | Do you understand that by initialing and signing the plea agreement, you are agreeing to be bound by its terms, and agreeing that the factual representations in the plea agreement are true and accurate? | | | After reviewing any objections, the district court judge may accept the Report and Recommendation, and the defendant's plea(s) of guilty, by simply entering a written order doing so. | | | If a party fails to make a timely objection, the party will have waived the right to make the objection. |
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http://www.iand.uscourts.gov/iand/Documents.nsf/0/c66128779168000386256cd700525a80?OpenDocument
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| | USATODAY.com - Judge goes along with plea for Lea Fastow |
| | Plea deals often involve agreements to testify against others, and the potential of a Fastow plea deal raises the possibility that prosecutors are closer to bringing a case against Lay and Skilling. | | | Neither Lay nor Skilling has been charged in the Enron scandal, and attorneys have not said whether Fastow is willing to cooperate in prosecuting them. | | | She did not mention Andrew Fastow by name although his lawyers were present in the courtroom during the arguments. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2004-01-07-fastows_x.htm
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| | Wired News: Plea |
| | There are no promises made by anyone other than those contained in this agreement. | | | b) The government further agrees that the plea and sentence will be in full satisfaction for any possible charge under | | | facts, which form the basis for the entry of the plea |
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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,48940,00.html
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| | (in courts of equity) a plea that admits the truth of the declaration, but alleges special or new matter in avoidance. | | | He begged off on the plea that his car wasn't working. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/plea
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| | Wife of former Enron executive gets plea deal ajc.com |
| | HOUSTON — Lea Fastow, wife of ex-Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, will likely avoid both a June trial in Brownsville and a felony record. | | | DeGeurin would only confirm that the misdemeanor charge replaces the six felonies and say that "after the April 7 hearing, the Task Force and I had extended negotiations and discussions concerning the resolution of the case." | | | This case has been a continuous legal roller coaster for Lea Fastow. |
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http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0404/30leafastow.html
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| | CBS News Lynndie England's Plea Rejected May 5, 2005 08:30:19 |
| | The mistrial for the 22-year-old reservist, who appeared in some of the most notorious photographs from the 2003 abuse scandal, kicks the case back to the military equivalent of a grand jury proceeding. | | | Lawyer: England Will Plea Guilty To Prison Abuse Charges In Abu Ghraib Case | | | Under military law, the judge could formally accept her guilty plea only if he was convinced that she knew at the time that what she was doing was illegal. |
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/05/04/iraq/main692951.shtml
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| | USATODAY.com - Ruling opens door for 9/11 plea |
| | Two government sources with knowledge of the case, both of whom requested anonymity because of a court gag order, said Moussaoui would plead "straight up," meaning there is no plea bargain with prosecutors. | | | If the judge accepts Moussaoui's guilty plea — which is being made over the objections of his court-appointed lawyers — there would be no trial or public airing of most of the U.S. government's evidence regarding the 9/11 plot. | | | One of the sources said Moussaoui has not yet signed any documents admitting his guilt. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-04-20-moussaoui_x.htm
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| | plea. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| | A special answer depending on or demonstrating one or more reasons why a suit should be delayed, dismissed, or barred in equity law. | | | The answer of the accused to a criminal charge or indictment: entered a plea of not guilty. | | | A defendant's answer to the declaration made by the plaintiff in a civil action. |
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| | CCSLS Publications |
| | Albonetti, Celesta A. "Charging and Plea Bargaining." Encyclopedia of Women and Crime. | | | Albonetti, Celesta A. "Federal Sentencing in Drug Cases: An Analysis of the Effects of Extra-Legal Variables and Guilty Pleas on Guidelines Departures." National Institute of Justice Report for Grant #0-7505-PA-IJ. | | | Albonetti, Celesta A. "The Role of Gender and Departures in the Sentencing of Defendants Convicted of a White-Collar Offense Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines." In Jeffery T. Ulmer (ed.) Sociology of Crime, Law, and Deviance. |
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| | Lea Fastow negotiations continuing - Corporate Scandals - MSNBC.com |
| | Sources close to the case said Andrew Fastow was prepared to plead guilty and be sentenced to prison for 10 years and pay at least $20 million, but his deal was contingent upon a five-month prison term for his wife. | | | A proposed package plea deal for the Fastows hit a roadblock last week when the judge presiding over her case balked at being required up front to impose a five-month sentence. | | | The plea talks and discussions of possible prison sentences before either Fastow appears in court has damaged their right to a fair trial if the negotiations collapse, said Edward J. Bronson, a political science professor at the University of California, Chico and a trial venue expert. |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3932303
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| | PLEA Community Services Society of BC |
| | PLEA is an accredited, community-based organization with a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality, creative services. | | | PLEA is a COA accredited community service organization that provides tailor made services to meet individuals needs and circumstances. | | | PLEA developed services for young people in the justice system and who have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder, in partnership with the Asante Centre for FAS and MCFD. |
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| | PLEA 2005 |
| | As a multi-disciplinary endeavor, PLEA 2005 will involve architects, urban planners, civil and mechanical engineers, health specialists, economists, legislators and other governmental agencies, in an effort to elaborate strategies and policies leading to relevant objectives and desired goals. | | | The issues that have to be highlighted and subjected to a comprehensive and thorough examination are the following: | | | © Copyright Notre Dame University Lebanon, PLEA 2005. |
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| | ESPN Outdoors -- Not guilty: Plea of deer-hunter killer |
| | Vang's lawyer, Steven Kohn, said the defense was considering whether Vang should change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. | | | Terms of Use for our Site, Terms of Use for ESPN Motion and Privacy Policy and Safety Information/Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. | | | A judge set a trial date of Sept. 12. |
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http://espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/news/2005/0103/1958078.html
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