Sentences with phrase «negotiated guilty pleas»

If other major price - fixing cases in Canada are any indicator, such as the ongoing Quebec - gasoline cartel or auto - parts investigation, what we will likely see in this case in coming months (assuming the Bureau has sufficient evidence to refer the matter for prosecution) is a series of negotiated guilty pleas and fines.

In the statement Paladino praised the AG for negotiating a guilty plea from the former state comptroller, but then asked why Cuomo has failed to pursue either former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall or Steve Rattner, both of whom have been named in the ongoing pay - to - play pension fund probe.

Padilla's attorney negotiated a guilty plea under which all but the marijuana charge would be dismissed, and further, where Padilla would serve five years of an otherwise 10 - year sentence.

It is the duty of a criminal lawyer to «appropriately negotiate a guilty plea and sentence for a client who faces inevitable conviction at trial, or for a client who simply wishes to acknowledge guilt».

Not exact matches

One thing is certain: Cuomo is doing no favors for DiNapoli by negotiating this deal with Hevesi so close to the general election, which is the first time the former assemblyman has run statewide since being placed in the comptroller's office by his legislative colleagues in February 2007 after Hevesi's first guilty felony plea in Chauffeurgate.

While you have the option to plead «guilty,» you will probably plead «not guilty,» at this point unless your defense attorney has already negotiated a favorable plea agreement that you wish to accept.

An experienced San Diego home invasion criminal defense attorney will build a case highlighting why you are not guilty of the charges, negotiate a plea bargain with the prosecution, and / or to reduce your sentence if you are convicted.

They include jury trials, judge alone trials and cases where it was in the client's best interests to negotiate a resolution by way of a guilty plea to reduced charges or applications to the courts for a special disposition.

In some cases, an experienced criminal attorney has the ability to negotiate a plea bargain with the state in which the accused would plead guilty to a lesser offense or negotiate to have a portion of the charges dropped.

If someone answered, the attorney would walk with them outside and try to negotiate (or bully a tenant into) a plea of guilty.

Vancouver Criminal Defense Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan negotiated over several months with Crown Counsel and after those negotiations, the Prosecution agreed that in the face of a variety of problems with the Crown case, and even more so, given substantial steps the Client had taken towards rehabilitation, the most appropriate way to deal with the case was to DROP ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES and accept a guilty plea under the Motor Vehicle Act.

Vancouver Criminal Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan successfully negotiated with Crown Counsel to DROP THE CRIMINAL CHARGES and to accept a guilty plea to a motor vehicle infraction (driving without due care or attention).