Pleas

Prison and jail’s are ill equipped to deal with the ever growing number of mentally ill prisoners that society has shunned. Living in a 4X8 room day after day, week after week, and month after month takes a toll on even the healthiest of inmates. Stopping this form of torture is not up to the jails, police and courts, their hands are tied. These inmates need compassion and a way to deal with their demons that only first hand medical services can provide. Adam Gopnik a writer for the New Yorker…

In “the Plea”, there were characters that has their only story of dealing with a plea trial. The characters were in different places dealing with different pleas. A plea bargain is an arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency.. For example, there are four main characters who have one similarity which is they took the plea deal. Arma Stwert, Charlie, Patsy Kelly, and Kerry Max Cook. Character Arma…

arraignment phase since the defendant accepts a plea deal. The Vigo County courthouse is classified into six divisions based on the types of cases each judge presides over. I decided to view the cases of division five which deals with impaired driving and drug cases. The cases that I watched were known as assembly line justice, meaning that an actual trial does not take place since the defendant pleads guilty in order to get a plea deal. Since they take a plea agreement this stage is known as…

did confess to the murder, but all of his points of the story seemed contradictory “Plea Bargaining”. This is the first sign of the wrong conviction because three men should not have been accused and convicted of this murder. Another reason that it was hard to believe these men did it was because at the time of the crime Dixon was known to have seizures often, and Bivens was living in California at the time “Plea Bargaining.” The fact that Bobby Ray had seizures so bad and so often, it would be…

and got through fewer hearings. While in this court I observed 2 plea hearings, 2 arraignment and detention hearings, and a hearing where a defendant wanted a new public defender. None of the hearings specifically stood out to me I just really liked the organization and the flow of this court. Everything was very cut and dry. The US Marshal in their shackles and orange jumpsuit would escort the defendants into the courtroom. In both plea hearings the defendants plead guilty and Judge Keesler…

diabetic episode admitted on Thursday to resulting criminal charges. Eric T. Troyer, 37, formerly of 625 Kenton Alley, Millersburg, pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to assault and aggravated menacing. In exchange for his guilty plea, four additional charges of aggravated menacing were dismissed. Troyer's plea came on the heels of a psychological evaluation after which he was found to be competent to stand trial. He is scheduled to return to court on March 15 for sentencing, at…

sure if he was going to have a council. With every person that went, the judge read them their rights and asked them questions. For each person, it was the same. Some of the many questions included, “Do you know your Miranda rights,” “What is your plea,” and “Is this your signature written here on this paper.” Also after every person that went, after Judge Martian used a wooden gavel, he says “Enjoy yourself and take care.” After the arrangement was over I decided to come back for a…

Our The U.S. justice system was created so everyone could have equal rights and be judged fairly; then why is it sparking fear in us? An estimated 40,000-100,000 people are wrongfully convicted of crimes in the US currently (and are still being held in prison for “their crimes”), and 130 people are wrongfully convicted and on death row as of 2013. It is not right and there are reasons why it can not be trusted. Evolving forensic science has led countless people to walk free over the years as…

PLEA BARGAINING The defendant’s lawyer attempted plea bargaining with the prosecution due to the excessive evidence against his case and implored Wilson to plead guilty to robbery, breaking and entering, and trespassing in exchange for the prosecution not charging him with murder…

Question 1 On the 22nd of August I attended the Gympie Magistrates Court from 9am to 12pm. At first glance, the courtroom gave off a welcoming feel with its bright and spacious atmosphere. The prosecution was represented by a police officer as do most lower court cases and the defence was represented by a variety of different representatives, including paid attorneys, legal aid workers and self-representation (Auburn, Hay and Wilkinson 2011; Sarre 2012, 441). A correctional parole officer was…