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One such plea essentially claims double jeopardy while another plea places the punishment if found guilty into the hands of the jury rather than the magistrate. A plea of "nolo contendere" is, according to Texas, essentially a "guilty" plea, except the plea cannot be used in a civil case that may follow a criminal one to prove guilt.
Although Henry pleaded guilty to second-degree murder July 10 as part of a plea agreement that called for the dropping of a first-degree murder charge, he filed a handwritten pro se motion Sept. 8 ...
A deferred adjudication, also known in some jurisdictions as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACOD), probation before judgment (PBJ), or deferred entry of judgment (DEJ), is a form of plea deal available in various jurisdictions, where a defendant pleads "guilty" or "no contest" to criminal charges in exchange for meeting certain requirements laid out by the court within an ...
Just before his jury trial was set to start, on November 5, 2007, Mack pleaded guilty to first degree murder of his wife and entered an Alford plea on the charge of attempted murder of Judge Weller. The court sentenced him to life for the first plea and to the maximum of 40 years for the second, with the sentences to run consecutively.
A Montgomery man who pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine will serve 4-20 years in prison. Montgomery man attempts to withdraw plea minutes before prison sentence ...
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.
Nolle prosequi, [a] abbreviated nol or nolle pros, is legal Latin meaning "to be unwilling to pursue". [3] [4] It is a type of prosecutorial discretion in common law, used for prosecutors' declarations that they are voluntarily ending a criminal case before trial or before a verdict is rendered; [5] it is a kind of motion to dismiss and contrasts with an involuntary dismissal.
Jul. 16—Update Monday, July 18: Scott Shelby appeared in court Monday but did not have an attorney beside him. Superior Court Judge Kathlene Gosselin asked Shelby if he wanted to proceed without ...