Plea Bargains Andrea Dennis-Hart September 23, 2009 Tony Stroud A plea bargain according to Black’s Law Dictionary is the process whereby the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval. It usually involves the defendant’s pleading guilty to a lesser offense or to only one or some of the counts of a multi-count indictment in return for a lighter sentence than that possible for the graver charge (Black, 1991, p. 798). Many plea bargains need to get the approval of the court, but some may not be; this is when prosecutors may drop charges in exchange for a guilty plea. There are different forms of plea bargains. All involves some form of sentence reduction.
The obligations of the criminal defense attorney are to advice their client of all the possible outcomes if they were to testify or not; the client has the right to testify on their behalf. The attorney must also inform them of their consequences of testifying; cannot forbid them from testifying. It will be unethical for a defense to stop the accused from taking the stand no matter how damaging the case may be. One thing to remember is that is not the job for the defense attorney to feel whether the accused is guilty or not. As addition to the week one paper, my son case was worked on by an appointed defense attorney; I was told many times by his attorney that she knew the prosecutor that was handling the case.
Criminal Defense Case Analysis Angela CJS/354 March 26, 2011 Criminal Defense Case Analysis Most people today are aware of the many processes that lawyers have to do to convict a criminal defendant. The prosecutors must prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the defendant is guilty of the crime in question, and that the accused is not required by law to present the court with any evidence, or prove he or she is innocent. Under the United States Constitution’s Fifth Amendment, a criminal defendant is not compelled to state under oath against himself. However, in some criminal trials, the defendant wants the opportunity to prove he or she is innocent by presenting the court with a defense. My paper will identity and examine the various types of criminal defenses that are used in criminal trials.
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Right to Counsel Elsie M Farias CJA 364/ Criminal Procedure March 27, 2013 Professor Horwath Right to Counsel The Sixth Amendment of the United States constitution grants the right of a person accused of a crime the right to counsel to aid and represent themselves. This is known as the Right to Counsel. The Right to Counsel is founded on the Right to a fair trial. If a defendant is unable to retain their own counsel, they have the right to request one to be appointed to them. The defendant also has the right to not retain or request a lawyer and this turns their representation to Pro Sea which basically means one waives all their rights.
A plea bargaining allows both parties to avoid a long criminal trail and it may also allow the criminal defendant to avoid risk of conviction trail on a more serious charge. A defendant entering a plea must sign a statement certifying that they comprehend the plea, and are entering into the agreement voluntary and without begin pressured. An Example will be if a defendant is charged with a felony theft charged, the conviction would be imprisonment in a state prison. The offender may have the opportunity to plead guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge, which will carry over to jail time. If a judge perceives that the plea bargain is too lenient the judge has the right to reject the plea and order of the prosecuting and the defense to renegotiate.
Once defendant agrees, if he does, then the plea bargain is presented to a judge. If the judge accepts the plea barain and he speaks with the defendant to make sure he/she is making a “knowing and intelligent” plea, then the defendant will be sentenced. If the defendant or judge refuse to enter into a plea then the case is taken to trial. Prosecution Benefits One of the biggest benefits to the prosecution from a plea bargain is that it is an assured conviction. Also, plea bargains allow prosecuters to protect government informants, which most likely have criminal records.
In other crimes different that this, a plea bargain may be a viable option but in this particular case its not. A Plea bargain is when the suspect pleas guilty to a lesser charge in order to lower its punishment. The next steps are the pre-trial activities and the pre-liminary hearing is the next steps leading up to the trial. These two steps explain to the suspect and his attorney the evidence and the charges. If enough evidence is present a trail will be in act.
The Appeal Court Introduction to Criminal Court System Steven Weber April 19, 2014 Terri Wilson What is an appeal? An appeal provides a convicted defendant with one more last opportunity to pursue his or her legal rights (CJi Interactive) Either side can appeal trial judge decisions on legal motions, even before the trial is complete. However, the prosecutor generally cannot appeal an acquittal, even if later evidence of quilt. What this all really means is that if an offender loses in court they can take it to a higher court, and if that does not work they can take it to
The free and voluntary rule comprised of the 14th Amendment due process clause the Fifth Amendment clause, the prevailing test representing the law of confessions. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) represents a case law entailing each of the abovementioned amendments in which a suspect not read their rights before questioning would have their case dismissed due to evidence obtained illegally. In addition, if read their Miranda rights and refused enables them to utilize the fourth amendment protection against incriminating themselves. In addition, the defendant typically guaranteed a court appointed attorney. The confession if given upon analyzed to determine if the confession passes the voluntariness test (Soree,