Sentences with phrase «plea bargaining for»

Why not place a moratorium on plea bargaining for a decade or so.

It is important to note that some states will not allow plea bargaining for DWI's and DUI's.

After a pretty heated debate, we settled on a plea bargain for the rain to return in August when we're a little more desperate for clouds again.

Medical marijuana patient Jessie Teplicki turned down a plea bargain for 18 months probation after he was arrested for growing marijuana.

If you don't reach a plea agreement before your first hearing, you could lose your chance to plea bargain for a reduced charge once the date for your trial is set.

When entering a not guilty traffic ticket defense, drivers may plea bargain for a reduced charge only prior to the court hearing.

Not exact matches

Branson's plea bargain called for him to pay # 60,000 or face rearrest, trial and a criminal record.

Fyfe was assistant deputy attorney general in October 2010 when the BC Liberal government agreed to pay the $ 6 million legal bill for former aides Dave Basi and Bob Virk after their plea bargain halted the BC Rail corruption trial.

Tokyo, May 4 (Jiji Press)-- Public prosecutors and private companies in Japan are making preparations for the introduction on June 1 of a plea - bargaining system in the country that may drastically change the way investigations, trials and lawyer activities are conducted.

In Canada, the notion of plea bargains or immunity deals in exchange for co-operation are well - established in criminal law in cases facing individuals.

A plea bargain to plead guilty to a lesser charge was scuppered, however, when Urban VIII decided in June that Galileo should be imprisoned for life.

The 1633 trial documents include several depositions given by Galileo, a report by the Commissary General of the Inquisition about his agreement with Galileo for a plea - bargain (overruled by Pope Urban), the Inquisition's sentence, and Galileo's final abjuration.

The irreversible damage that comes from a conviction by plea bargain is that it creates an admissible public record of guilt for assault for use in any and every civil lawsuit that anyone files against him related to this incident.

The re-written FFP rules say that if a club fails to meet FFP regulations and then offer to do a deal with Uefa then any directly affected party (which I guess means any other club in the same league that might qualify for Europe, or any club in any other country that is playing in Europe) can appeal against the attempt by the club come to an arrangement with Uefa to mitigate their sanction in a plea bargain.

is not at all clear, and laws may be «void for vagueness» - we as citizens have a right to know when we cross a line — and that is long before the grand jury tells, or alleges to us, that is, into a coercive plea bargaining system — and we might want to let our Peers decide that, as in «Trial By Jury Of,» western - civilization - foundation department

Reports suggest that US authorities are offering Bradley Manning, the soldier allegedly responsible for passing on confidential information to Mr Assange, a plea bargain if he names the Australian as a fellow conspirator.

Howe was grilled by the defense team for several days of the trial during cross-examination, leading to his arrest after he violated the terms of an agreement of his plea bargain.

By Section 270 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, a plea bargain agreement is allowed as in this case, wherein the first defendant has provided relevant information to aid the prosecution of this case... it appears to me that by the above provisions of the ACJA, under a plea bargain agreement, the appropriate sentence to be recommended should be within the appropriate range of punishment stipulated for the offence charged.

Mumuni urged the Attorney General of the Federation and those of the states to seek stiffer penalties for convicted corrupt officials and to minimise the use of plea bargaining to serve as deterrent.

Among the tell - all plea bargains to come out of the Brazilian investigation was one from Odebrecht's former boss in Peru, Jorge Barata, who said the company gave Toledo's government a $ 20 - million bribe for the highway project.

There are a lot of pending criminal cases in respect of which of the accused persons standing trials made offers for plea bargain.

In standing firm and refusing to plea bargain, he put himself in hock for the rest of his life.

Their views on such matters as conviction rates and plea bargains reveal that Mr. Laquidara, who also has the Working Families Party and Green Party lines, has the right sensibility: He recognizes the need for aggressive prosecution of repeat offenders and those accused of violent crimes, but he also sees the need to exercise discretion in certain other cases, balancing justice with the office's limited resources and the need to prevent case backlogs.

BTW, Nick, if criminal actions are taking place in the State Legislature, it's entirely inappropriate for a governor to be, effectively, «plea bargaining» with electeds via the threat of a Moreland Commission.

Plea bargain — a prosecution strategy deployed to make suspects accept guilt and forfeit their loot in exchange for light sentences — has been declared illegal...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher has rejected plea - bargain for corrupt politicians and public officers, describing it as «a novel concept of dubious...

Counsel for the EFCC, Mr. Nnaemeka Omenwa, told the court that as the settlement terms proposed by the defendants did not comply with the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act on plea bargain, the anti-graft agency was opting for a full trial.

At the resumed proceedings on Thursday, however, Omenwa, who appeared for the EFCC, told the court that he was instructed to reject the settlement terms proposed by the defendants because they did not comply with the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act on plea bargain.

The best plea bargain their lawyer (Bill Camp) can arrange to keep them from being locked up is to have the Lovings agree to leave the state for the next 25 years.

A police officer summons him with a piece of news: Will Cleland, the man responsible for killing his parents in rural Virginia, has been scheduled for release after a plea bargain.

In recent weeks, an e-mail plea has blanketed the Internet, similar to a classified advertisement that has appeared in newspapers all over the country, offering high - end pedigreed puppies for bargain basement prices — $ 200 for a Yorkshire Terrier that would normally sell for up to 10 times the price.

He has suffered significant damage to his career and life already... Would not a plea bargain be more likely — with an agreed slap on the wrist, and some community service... gasp: probably offering to lecture for free on the dangers of AGW...

For greater detail as to how this «trial penalty» system works, see: (1) «The Triumph of Plea Bargaining,» (2011), 85 Criminal Reports (6th) 29; and, (2) «Plea Bargaining Is Sentencing,» (2009) 14 Canadian Criminal Law Review 55, particularly this exchange of comments between a Superior Court Justice and the Crown, which clearly shows the presumptive power given the Crown's sentencing recommendations (at p. 59):

That jail over-crowding in terrible conditions such as in Toronto's Don Jail, soon led to plea bargaining as we know it now, wherein the Crown's recommendation as to length of sentence is taken as a «presumptive sentence» — a rebuttable presumption for defence counsel to overcome.

Just for the record, I have my doubts about plea bargaining, since inexperienced ADA's tend to get undressed by wily old defense counsel, but I would hardly want to ban the practice.

Depending on the circumstances, we may also seek to have the charges reduced or arrange for a plea bargain.

Although we are committed to prevailing at trial, circumstances may warrant seeking alternative sentencing or arrange for a plea bargain.

For purposes of this chart, both settlements and plea bargains are counted as settlements, as opposed to cases litigated to conclusion.

Similarly, we can also advise as to when it may be in the client's best interest to seek alternative sentencing or arrange for a plea bargain.

As for defense lawyers, they are often unskilled and too quick to seek a plea bargain, he suggests.

As for the legislative development, the acceptance of plea - bargaining is hugely affecting the work of criminal litigators in Brazil.

Going «straight to the top» to negotiate a plea bargain may not be the most efficient use of scarce prosecutorial resources but it is the only way for the defence to gain some measure of comfort that hard - won concessions will not be summarily reversed once a senior crown has the opportunity to review the brief.

Recent Supreme Court decisions make it clear that ineffective recommendations at the plea bargaining stage could be grounds for a new trial.

More concerning for some lawmakers, including state Sen. Karen Tallian, D - Ogden Dunes, is Pence reversing course on his past actions to eliminate mandatory minimums by now reducing the ability of judges to issue the appropriate sentence for each criminal and giving prosecutors the upper hand in plea bargaining with an accused.

And the prosecutors for con - cealing a plea bargain, hiding psychiatric materials and then moving Cruse to an out - of - state prison.

The legal team for Omar Khadr announced yesterday that they intend to appeal his plea bargain before the military commission at Guantanamo Bay.

For example, we can work to negotiate a plea bargain or have the charge reduced to a minor traffic infraction.

For instance, charges of rape or murder probably will not resolve through plea bargaining because most people view such crimes as deserving the highest punishment.

Depending on the circumstances, he may also seek to have the charges reduced or arrange for a plea bargain.

Some people claim that this multiplicity of charges is one of the reasons for the delays in the criminal courts, others that the multiplicity gives the Crown something to bargain with about pleas, others that the police need to ensure that they have laid charges that the facts will support as a matter of law, and — depending on how long they have between investigation and charging — they lay a number of charges to ensure that the offence is covered somehow.