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Because a guilty plea must be made intelligently, knowingly, and voluntarily, the court must advise the defendant of the following things: The nature of the charge; The potential penalties which might result from the plea, including any mandatory minimum sentence; The defendant's rights to not plead guilty, and to request a jury trial.
A Venezuelan migrant who admitted to attacking a cop during the Times Square melee was nowhere to be found ... She had her baby sometime in October after she was released following her guilty plea.
Ineffectiveness claims can be brought by defendants who pled guilty to a plea deal and did so following the bad advice of counsel. Such claims typically arise when the defendant's lawyer fails to inform their client about the "collateral" consequences of their guilty plea. Collateral consequences include the loss of the ability to vote ...
In law, a plea is a defendant's response to a criminal charge. [1] A defendant may plead guilty or not guilty. Depending on jurisdiction, additional pleas may be available, including nolo contendere (no contest), no case to answer (in the United Kingdom), or an Alford plea (in the United States).
A teenager has admitted to murdering three children in a “meticulously planned” mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport which sparked widespread riots.. Axel ...
An Indiana woman faces up to six years in prison for a hate crime after pleading guilty to stabbing a Chinese American teen in the head. ... told USA TODAY the guilty plea hasn't erased the grief ...
The U.S. Bill of Rights. Article Three, Section Two, Clause Three of the United States Constitution provides that: . Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have ...
A man who attacked a Muslim state representative outside a prayer service in Connecticut pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted sexual assault and other crimes in a plea deal that calls for a five ...