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In August 2007, Galin Frye was arrested and charged with driving without a license for the third time, making it a felony in Missouri.The prosecutor in the case sent Frye's attorney two plea offers; one to recommend a three-year sentence with Frye serving only ten days in jail if he pleaded guilty to the felony, and the second to reduce the felony to a misdemeanor, and Frye to serve 90 days in ...
A two- or three-level offense level reduction is usually available for those who accept responsibility by not holding the prosecution to the burden of proving its case; this usually amounts to a complete sentence reduction had they gone to trial and lost. [31] The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provide for two main types of plea agreements ...
When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must be unanimous. In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, the judge decides the sentence. [4] The power of clemency belongs to the Governor of Missouri after receiving a non-binding advice from the Board of Probation and Parole. [5]
In a split decision, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a 65-year prison sentence given to a woman who stole items from nursing home residents.
The Missouri Supreme Court has cleared the way for the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, but she still remained in custody as ...
At a hearing in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, Judge Jody Luebbers found that Fitzpatrick – who appeared by video from a state prison in Chillicothe – was ineligible for the death penalty
The Missouri Constitution provides for the Circuit Courts in Article V, Judicial Department. [1]Section 14: Circuit courts – jurisdiction – sessions. (a) The circuit courts shall have original jurisdiction over all cases and matters, civil and criminal.
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