Plea - The first pleading by a criminal defendant, the defendant's declaration in open court that he or she is guilty or not guilty. The defendant's answer to the charges made in the indictment or information.
Plea Bargain
It is a negotiated mutual agreement between the criminal defendant and the prosecutor, wherby the criminal case is disposed off with the approval of the court.
Plea: A defendant's official statement of "guilty" or "not guilty" to the charge(s) made against him.
Pleadings: Formal, written allegations by the parties of their respective claims.
Cop A Plea Slang for a plea bargain in which an accused defendant in a criminal case agrees to plead guilty or "no contest" to a crime. In return, the prosecutor promises to recommend a lenient sentence, or may agree to drop some of the charges.
Also known as a "best-interests plea," an Alford plea registers a formal claim neither of guilt nor innocence toward charges brought against a defendant in criminal court.
Plea Bargain
Also known as a plea agreement, plea bargains are the agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant.
Plea bargaining - Process where the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a satisfactory disposition of the case, usually by the accused agreeing to plead guilty to a lesser offense. Such bargains are not binding on the court.
plea - The defendant's formal response to a criminal charge (guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere, not guilty by reason of insanity, and guilty and mentally ill).
Plea Bargaining:
Negotiations during a criminal trial, between an accused person and a prosecutor in which the accused agrees to admit to a crime (sometimes a lesser crime than the one set out in the original charge), ...
plea bargain - Negotiated agreement between the defense, prosecution or judge that settles a criminal case.
pleading - A written statement filed with the court that describes a party's legal or factual assertions about the case.
Plea: The response by one who is accused of a crime; the answer the law requires of a defendant who is accused.
Plea
In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges.
PLEA BARGAIN - This term generally refers to an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defense attorney (acting on his or her client's behalf) arrange to settle the case against the defendant on some negotiated terms and ...
plea
n. 1) in criminal law, the response by an accused defendant to each charge of the commission of a crime.
Plea Bargain: The agreement a defendant makes with the prosecutor to avoid a trial. Usually involves pleading guilty to lesser charges in exchange for a lighter sentence.
PLEA BARGAIN: An negotiated agreement between the defense and the prosecution in a criminal case. Typically the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a specified charge in exchange for an oral promise of a lower sentence.
plea bargaining - A process whereby the prosecutor and defense attorney negotiate a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case. The court and the defendant must approve of any settlements.
Plea bargaining or plea negotiating
The process through which an accused person and a prosecutor negotiate a mutually satisfactory disposition of a case.
plea The first plea by the defendant; usually used with reference to criminal cases, in which the defendant pleads guilty or not guilty.
plea bargain: Negotiation between the prosecuting attorney and the person accused of a crime or that person's lawyer to exchange a guilty plea for conviction of a lesser charge, if the court approves.
SHAM PLEA. One entered for the mere purpose of delay; it must be of a matter which the pleader knows to be false; as judgment recovered, that is, that judgment has already been recovered by the plaintiff for the same cause of action.
ALFORD PLEA: A plea of guilty that may be accepted by a court even where the defendant does not admit guilt.
plea bargain
n. in criminal procedure, a negotiation between the defendant and his attorney on one side and the prosecutor on the other, in which the defendant agrees to plead "guilty" or "no contest" to some crimes, ...
Plea In, Abatement Of The Writ. 1. Pleas in abatement of the writ or a bill are so termed rather from their effect, than from their being strictly such pleas, for as oyer of the writ can no longer be craved, ...
Plea
A statement made by the defendant as to his/her guilt or innocence to the charge made against him or her.
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A plea of no contest is advantageous for defendants where the effects of a plea of guilty are too harsh. For example, a defendant might choose to enter a no contest plea to avoid the expense and publicity of a trial.
"A plea of undue influence attacks the sufficiency of consent; a plea that a bargain is unconscionable invokes relief against an unfair advantage gained by an unconscientious use of power by a stronger party against a weaker.
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Dilatory plea
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: a common-law plea which is intended to defeat the pending action or proceeding without involving any decision on the merits of the case
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DILATORY PLEA -- A response to a lawsuit, which has the object of delaying the action, without responding to the merits of the lawsuit.
guilty plea - Formal admission in court as to guilt of having committed criminal act charged which a defendant may make if he or she does so intelligently and voluntarily, i.e.
TOP Arraignment : In USA criminal law, the formal appearance of an accused person to hear, and to receive a copy of, the charge against him or her, in the presence of a judge, and to then enter a plea of guilty or not guilty.
Arraignment In USA criminal law, the formal appearance of an accused person to hear, and to receive a copy of, the charge against him or her, in the presence of a judge, and to then enter a plea of guilty or not guilty.
Lawyers, we perceive, are already making and preserving notes of the discussions that take place in court; French notes that will be more useful to them than the formal Latin records inscribed upon the plea rolls.
Neglect to produce a record relied upon in a plea. Failure of title. Defect or want of title. Failure of trust. Defeat of a proposed trust from want of constituting facts or elements or of law to effectuate the object. Fait. French.
In fact, the plea is rarely employed in the United States, and it is estimated that less than 1% of defendants have used it successfully.
Nolo Contendere: A plea of no contest. In many jurisdictions, it is an expression that the matter will not be contested, but without an admission of guilt.
Nolo contendere: No contest; has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose, in particular, civil liability.
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Arraignment - when the defendant appears in Superior Court and enters a plea of guilty or not guilty to a felony charge.
Bail - money or other form of security given to gain a person's release from custody. A bail bond is one form of security.
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In Magistrates Court criminal matters, the first day on which a matter is listed at court. A case can only be heard on the mention day if it is a plea of guilty.
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ARRAIGNMENT: The initial appearance before a judge in a criminal case. At an arraignment, the charges against the defendant are read, a lawyer is appointed if the defendant cannot afford one, and the defendant's plea is entered.
" Used primarily in criminal proceedings whereby the defendant declines to refute the evidence of the prosecution. In some jurisdictions, this response by the defendant has same effect as a plea of guilty.
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or court order to have custody of another person or their property or both, because they are not able to manage their own affairs.Guilty
A verdict convicting an accused person of the crime he or she is charged with.
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