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The court does not assume that you are necessarily guilty just because you plead guilty; there are many cases of innocent people who plead guilty, usually because of some mental illness. A delusional person may believe that he or she is guilty of something that he or she did not actually do. So, the case is still investigated, the evidence is still examined, and the person who pleaded guilty might still be acquitted. However, a guilty plea does constitute some degree of evidence, and it may lead to a guilty verdict, even for a person who is actually innocent. It depends upon what other evidence is available, and upon the care with which the court is handling the trial. It is unfortunately the case that sometimes the police and the prosecutor are just happy to convict someone, whether that person is guilty or not. It counts as a successful prosecution, that someone is found guilty.
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If a person is charged with a UUW Aggr on a person with a firearm then pleads guilty to an amended misdemeanor gun charge can the arrest felony charge or misdemeanor gun conviction be sealed or expun?
You need to talk to a lawyer.
What is a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty?
ARRAIGNMENT.
What decision is made at a suspect arraignment?
The basic decision to be made in an arraignment is whether or not the accused or suspect if you will, pleads guilty or not guilty to the offense or charge(s) made against him.
What is it called when a defendant pleads not guilty?
innocent
Does a judge decide a case?
This all depends on what you mean by 'decide a case' and which country you are in. In the US and the UK, however, a Judge may pass a sentence based on whether or not the Jury has declared a person guilty or not guilty (in a case where a man pleads not guilty) and in a case where a man pleads guilty then the judge, or magistrate passes a sentence; usually reduced based upon the man's plea of guilty.
What could be a sentence with the word defendant?
the defendant pleads guilty
In California if you receive a ticket for misdemeanor DUI how long does the issuing dept have to file the charges?
The issuing of the ticket is the 'charge', if the person who was ticketed pleads not guilty to the charge when he or she appears in court the judge will set a trial date. Non appearance on such a matter can result in a bench warrant being issued for the person who received the DUI citation.
What is a juvenile trail?
A Juvenile Trial is when you go to court and the jury pleads you guilty with charges or your not guilty with charges.
How in the world can one enter a not guilty plea demand a jury trial for charges of Domestic Violence and Endangering Children both1st degree mis. and then change plea to guilty of criminal mischief U?
A person is permitted to change their plea from not guilty to guilty prior to and even during a criminal trial. Often, a person will plead not guilty and make a jury demand, and after review of the evidence, the prosecuting attorneys will recognize weaknesses in their case (or for other reasons) will offer a reduced charge and sentence if the defendant pleads guilty.
What is Sentence a person to prison without a trial called?
If the accused pleads guilty, he/she may be sentenced to a jail term.
In California 2 people deny a small bag of meth is theirs both are charged with possession one pleads guilty while the other is out on bail does the charge get dropped from the second person?
No, they were in, what is known in the law as, CONCURRENT POSSESSION. In plain English, they BOTH possessed it.
What do you call it when the defendant ''says not gulty'' in coart?
a plea The defendant PLEADS 'not guilty'
