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Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), was a United States Supreme Court case in which a court-appointed attorney filed a motion to withdraw from the appeal of a criminal case because of his belief that any grounds for appeal were frivolous.
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.
LEILA FUJIMORI / LFUJIMORI @STARADVERTISER.COM Juan Baron, left, testifies Friday at a hearing on his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. A Spanish-language interpreter sat with him. The 25-year ...
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 ...
A "motion for nolle prosequi" ("not prosecuting") is a motion by a prosecutor or other plaintiff to drop legal charges. n. n. Latin for "we do not wish to prosecute," which is a declaration made to the judge by a prosecutor in a criminal case (or by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit) either before or during trial, meaning the case against the ...
The People of the State of California v. Superior Court (Romero), 13 CAL. 4TH 497, 917 P.2D 628 (Cal. 1996), was a landmark case in the state of California that gave California Superior Court judges the ability to dismiss a criminal defendant's "strike prior" pursuant to the California Three-strikes law, thereby avoiding a 25-to-life minimum sentence.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA @STARADVERTISER.COM Juan Baron, 25, was scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 25 but instead wanted to change his plea to not guilty, which he did in a hearing Monday. His ...
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 ...