Sentences with phrase «result of a plea deal»
That was the result of a plea deal struck by the Pompano Beach - raised hip - hop star on Tuesday, said his lawyer, Bradford Cohen.
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A wave of insider trading cases brought by Manhattan federal prosecutors, meanwhile, resulted in Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam's conviction in 2011 and a $ 1.8 billion settlement and plea deal in 2013 with hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors LP.
Instead, since the vast majority of criminal cases result in plea agreements, what you need most is a lawyer skilled at negotiating such agreements, who can help you decide whether you should accept the prosecutor's deal or take your chances at trial.
The trick is that the orders take effect unless someone appeals them, and since deals like this are usually a result of a plea bargain which waives rights to an appeal, and even if the result is simply imposed by the judge, one has to consider if taking the case up on appeal, having the sentence reversed, and then having it remanded to the same judge for resentencing would be worse from the perspective of the defendant, given the broad authority of a sentencing judge in a minor case like this one, than simply accepting the illegal sentence.