Sentences with phrase «form of plea deal»

Deferred Disposition is a form of plea deal, where a defendant pleads «Guilty» or «No Contest» to criminal charges in exchange for meeting certain requirements laid out by the court within an allotted period of time also ordered by the court.

This form of plea deal could be considered illegal in that the required statement requires lies in a court of law.

Instead, they're encouraged to bring back small victories in the form of plea deals and reduced sentences.

Not exact matches

After a couple of days spent digging in their heels on the legal form of a potential deal, and then making headlines again yesterday with the release of the AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States) draft text, Tuvalu open this morning's plenary meeting of the resumed COP with an impassioned plea, which many observers immediately called the signature moment of the talks thus far.In an earnest, emotional address, lead negotiator Ian Fry called out the United States Senate and President Obama directly.