Sentences with phrase «accept plea»

But if prosecutors don't accept a plea deal (or if the victims» families tell the prosecutors they don't want it), then they'll push for the death penalty.

If you accept a plea bargain and plead guilty, your car insurance rates could go up!

Note that a conviction in Colorado occurs once drivers enter a plea of guilty to their charges, arrange payment for their amount due or accept a plea bargain.

Crown agreed to DROP the criminal charges and accept a plea to an offence under the Motor Vehicle Act.

After spending several months negotiating with a number of Crown Prosecutors, Vancouver Criminal Defense Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan persuaded the Crown to DROP the CRIMINAL charges and accept a plea to a driving offence under the Motor Vehicle Act.

Vancouver Criminal Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan persuaded Crown prosecutor that the documentation that ICBC and the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles sent to Client were ambiguous and difficult to understand, and as a result, that the Crown should accept a plea to an offence under the Motor Vehicle Act.

After negotiating with Vancouver Criminal Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan, Crown counsel agreed to DROP THE CRIMINAL charges and accept a plea under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without consideration for others (by failing to stop at a stop sign and by maneuvering vehicle dangerously).

We've taken hundreds of cases to trial, and won't accept a plea deal unless it's really in your best interest.

You are not willing under any circumstances to accept any plea bargains, or to make any plea less than «not guilty»;

Indeed, when we think about «ineffective assistance,» what typically comes to mind is the harried court - appointed lawyer who presses a client to accept a plea because the lawyer is too overworked to try the case.

Olis was a midlevel executive who chose not to accept a plea bargain because he believed that he hadn't acted illegally.

You can also accept a plea bargain where you plead guilty and agree to a certain punishment.

In a conference between the judge and the lawyers on Friday, the defense lawyer played a recording of a telephone message in which Bethel offered to accept a plea of involuntary manslaughter.

But after reviewing the transcript from the first trial, Simpson recommended that Stewart accept a plea bargain.

It is theoretically possible for skilled lawyers, UI designers, and programmers to build systems that meet these needs for complicated legal services like making and deciding whether to accept a plea offer or drafting a summary judgment brief.

We will learn whether David Collier will accept a plea offer from the Wagoner District Attorney's office or whether the case will go to trial.

Beck is scheduled to accept a plea deal on his charges July 15.

But Elijah refuses to accept a plea.

On Monday, he had urged all 10 defendants to accept a plea bargain, which he said would allow the community to begin to heal.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 355 participants, who had undergone a three months» intensive training on digital marketing and entrepreneurship held in Kumasi on Thursday, 17 May 2018, he said he will not accept any plea after the culprits are arrested if the laptops are not voluntarily returned.

However, the sitting judge could also accept a plea from Anas» lawyers to hold those cross examination sessions in camera, without exposing Anas.

«We also hope that it would not affect our plans to qualify for the World Cup in 2018 so we have returned like prodigal sons wishing that Caf will accept our plea.»

The case will be done by the end of the summer at the longest; more than likely he will accept a plea deal and get some community service.

I will accept your plea and will add this to my must bake list!

The prosecutor must decide whether to charge the accused with a capital crime, and whether to accept a plea of guilty to a lesser charge.

Because of his strong desire to be helpful, the pastor's automatic response was to accept her plea as a challenge to his ability to help.

That's obvious equivocation Chad, and that's dishonest (although I will accept a plea of ignorance, if you make one).

On January 25, 2012, the Court of Queen's Bench in Calgary accepted the plea and the settlement.

He initially pleaded not guilty, but later accepted a plea bargain that admitted guilt of the lesser charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, before fleeing to France ahead of sentencing.

In his ruling, Justice Idris also accepted the plea bargain agreement between the convict and the Commission.

A former LPCiminelli executive has accepted a plea deal with the United States Attorney Southern District of New York and will serve as a cooperating witness in a trial this June connected to alleged bid - rigging for state - led development projects.

The two workers were evidently granted a new trial by a different judge later in 2007, and in November of that year wound up accepting a plea deal that allowed them to serve probation without actually admitting to any wrongdoing.

@agc You are correct, I did some more sleuthing and found out they did not actually serve any jail time, but rather wound up accepting a plea deal that included probation.

If the judge accepts his plea agreement, Croman will serve one year at Rikers Island and pay a $ 5 million settlement.

On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration announced that Ghana has accepted a plea from the International Criminal Tribunal to provide shelter for two cleared terrorist suspects of Yemeni origin who were detained in Guantanamo Bay prison by US authorities.

The bank, out of goodwill, accepted his plea and agreed to forego the sum of N559, 374,072.09 which represented default charges that has accrued on the account.

Five men who were facing trial in the death of Florida State University fraternity pledge Andrew Coffey have accepted plea deals that will see them take a misdemeanor hazing charge.

Just as jury selection was scheduled to begin in the gang - assault trial of three Attica Prison corrections officers, those guards have accepted a plea deal.

Former State Senator George Maziarz, facing accusations of misusing campaign funds, accepted a plea deal Friday.

«If I accepted a plea for a felony then I'd lose my 2nd Amendment right and I'm one of the biggest supporters of the 2nd Amendment in New York state and I'd lose my right to vote.

In accepting the plea, Erie County Judge Kenneth F. Case agreed to sentence Kuebler, 27, to no more than an indeterminate 1 to 3 years in state prison.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Former Broome County Executive Debbie Preston accepted a plea deal in Broome County Court Monday.

John «Jack» Thompson, the former Westport Central teacher accused of secretly filming students at his Willsboro home, accepted a plea bargain on Thursday and pled guilty to four felony counts of unlawful surveillance in the second degree.

Savino subsequently accepted a plea deal and has been testifying in several corruption cases in Westchester.

After pleading guilty and accepting a plea bargain that he was told would lead to 6 months in prison, Tamer listened incredulously in court a few weeks later as the judge handed down a sentence that was three times longer.

Julie Gay Correa, 43, accepted a plea deal and will spend eight years in prison.

Donna Grant, USA Today and NY Times bestselling author.Sometimes the greatest finds are unexpected.After five centuries, Rafe Alexander knows what to expect from life — boredom, broken by the occasional call from Shifter Affairs.No matter what the job, he always accepts their plea for help.

@Unicorn13601 In other words, yes, they can do what you propose in the OP or pretty much anything else (other than withdraw an accepted plea bargain which is a more complex area of law).

Qualls accepted a plea deal that lowered the trafficking charge to first - degree marijuana possession, AL.com reported.

By cutting off funds, many corporate employees wind up accepting plea bargains — which in many instances, is just what prosecutors intend by pressuring companies to stop paying employee legal expenses.