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In U.S. criminal law, a proffer agreement, proffer letter, proffer, or "Queen for a Day" letter is a written agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant or prospective witness that allows the defendant or witness to give the prosecutor information about an alleged crime, while limiting the prosecutor's ability to use that information against him or her.
Pro se legal representation (/ ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s iː / or / ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s eɪ /) means to argue on one's own behalf in a legal proceeding, as a defendant or plaintiff in civil cases, or a defendant in criminal cases, rather than have representation from counsel or an attorney. The term pro se comes from Latin pro se, meaning "for oneself" or ...
As stated in Brewer v.Williams, 430 U.S. 387 (1977), the right to counsel "means at least that a person is entitled to the help of a lawyer at or after the time that judicial proceedings have been initiated against him, 'whether by way of formal charge, preliminary hearing, indictment, information, or arraignment. ' " [2] Brewer goes on to conclude that once adversarial proceedings have begun ...
PRO SE and PRO PER are NOT the same. The desire to merge these articles illustrates incredible ignorance. Pro Per is short for PROPRIA PERSONA, Pro Se is not. A Pro Se litigant is representing himself, and a Pro Per litigant is there AS himself with out any representation. From Bouvier’s Law Dictionary PROPRIA PERSONA. In his own person.
Representing oneself, without counsel. Also known as pro per representation. / ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s iː, ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s eɪ / pro tanto: for so much A partial payment of an award or claim, based on the defendant's ability to pay. pro tem: abbreviation of pro tempore, meaning "for the time being" Something, such as an office held, that is temporary ...
If the original defendant intends to do this more than 14 days after serving its original answer, it must first, by motion, obtain the court's leave to do so. Rule 14(a)(2): When properly served, the third-party defendant must assert any defense against the thirdparty plaintiff's claim under Rule 12;
The contract is based upon the bargain that a party forgoes its ability to sue (if it has not sued already), or to continue with the claim (if the plaintiff has sued), in return for the certainty written into the settlement. The courts will enforce the settlement. If it is breached, the party in default could be sued for breach of that contract.
A non-resident defendant may have minimum contacts with the forum state if they 1) have direct contact with the state; 2) have a contract with a resident of the state; [2] 3) have placed their product into the stream of commerce such that it reaches the forum state; [3] 4) seek to serve residents of the forum state; [4] 5) have satisfied the ...