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Chisolm also challenged a Chatham County Superior Court judge's order denying Richardson's motion to withdraw his guilty plea. On Feb. 27, 2019, a Chatham County grand jury indicted Richardson ...
Jul. 16—A man sentenced last month to life plus 136 years in prison in a case described by prosecutors as "child torture" filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, according to court documents.
To enter the deferred sentence program, a plea of guilt must be made. Even though successful completion of a deferred sentence results in a dismissal of charges and guilty plea withdrawal, most states still consider it to be a conviction since a plea of guilt was entered and the defendant was considered "convicted" for the duration of the program.
In United States law, an Alford plea, also called a Kennedy plea in West Virginia, [1] an Alford guilty plea, [2] [3] [4] and the Alford doctrine, [5] [6] [7] is a guilty plea in criminal court, [8] [9] [10] whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit to the criminal act and asserts innocence, but accepts imposition of a sentence.
The plea of autrefois acquit is a form of estoppel by which the state cannot reassert the guilt of the accused after they have been acquitted. [3] The plea prevents inconsistent decisions and the reopening of litigation. [3] The limitations of these pleas have been circumscribed by various legal cases and appeals. [4]
Timothy Banowetz, the man who pleaded guilty in the 2020 stabbing death of Edwardsville attorney Randy Gori, filed this motion on Dec. 5, 2022, asking Judge Kyle Napp to withdraw his guilty plea.
The final defendant to reach a plea deal in last year's fatal shooting outside East High School cannot withdraw his guilty plea and will proceed to sentencing, a district judge has ruled.. Octavio ...
This list of U.S. states by Alford plea usage documents usage of the form of guilty plea known as the Alford plea in each of the U.S. states in the United States. An Alford plea (also referred to as Alford guilty plea [1] [2] [3] and Alford doctrine [4] [5] [6]) in the law of the United States is a guilty plea in criminal court, [7] [8] [9] where the defendant does not admit the act and ...