Sentences with phrase «issue of guilty pleas»

To explore the issue of guilty pleas among Indigenous people, the Research and Statistics Division at the Department of Justice Canada interviewed justice system representatives from the Indigenous Courtwork Program, legal aid, and prosecutions.

Not exact matches

The press release was issued as Cruz issued a written plea of not guilty in Palm Beach County after his arrest the night before on allegations he violated his probation.

Responding to Bhahara's filing, Silver's lawyer Steven Molo issued a statement noting that Silver «entered an unequivocal plea of NOT GUILTY» at his arraignment two weeks ago because «he is not guilty.&GUILTY» at his arraignment two weeks ago because «he is not guilty.&guilty.»

Venditto, who did not publicly comment in the aftermath of Ippolito's guilty plea and also declined to be interviewed Thursday, issued a statement late in the day.

Finally, my purpose in taking issue with Cassese's position in Erdemović was not to condone the consultation of a narrow range of domestic legal systems or types of systems, but rather to condone the decision made by other judges to examine rather than ignore information on guilty pleas that had been amassed in a range of places over a long period of time.

Further, even on a plea of «guilty» there can still be a «trial of an issue» to determine and mitigate the precise facts affecting penalty.

Specific topics covered include the role of the prosecutor, defendant and justice of the peace; the presumption of innocence; proof beyond a reasonable doubt and findings of credibility; elements of an offence; guilty pleas to an offence charged or another offence; mens rea, strict liability and absolute liability offences; defences to regulatory charges, including due diligence, reasonable mistake of fact and officially induced error; trial procedure; presentation of evidence; rules of evidence; the voir dire; dealing with the unrepresented defendant; Charter applications; access to justice issues; paralegals and lawyers in the courtroom; requests for a bilingual trial; articulating reasons for judgment; delivery of a judgment; sentencing; and trials of young persons.

It remains of considerable importance to examine whether or not the case is one in which the admission of the plea of guilty of a now absent co-defendant would have an unfair effect upon the trial by closing off many, or even all, of the issues which the jury is trying.

In the context of dealing with the issue of remorse on the one hand and pleas of guilty on the other, sentencing is not simply a matter of arithmetical precision.

If you choose to enter a «Not Guilty» plea and contest the traffic citation in court, you must notify the Clerk in writing within 30 days of the date the citation was issued to request a traffic infraction hearing.

Option 3 - Contest the Ticket In Court pdf Print Court Election on Traffic Citation Form (222 KB) If you choose to enter a Not Guilty plea and contest the traffic citation in court, you must notify the Clerk in writing within 30 days of the date the citation was issued to request a traffic infraction hearing using the pdf Court Election on Traffic Form (222 KB).