to get a lesser jail / prison sentence in exchange for pleading guilty.
what is plea
"Entering a plea" means the offiical declaration of your plea in the case in which you were charged (i.e.- 'enter' a plea of guilty - 'enter' a plea of not guilty).
Offer to cop a plea (plea bargain) with the prosecutor. If you have any leverage with the prosecutor (i.e.: give up some information) you may be able to work something out.
An open plea is when a defendant pleads guilty without an agreement regarding punishment.
Offer to 'cop a plea' with the prosecutor. He may allow you to plead to a misdemeanor in exchange for a guilty plea. OR - if you have information that the prosecutor's office or law enforcement might be interested in, they may "trade" you for it.
If you are talking about a plea bargain - have your attorney do it ASAP after you are indicted. If you agree cop a plea to a lesser offense and save the state the hassle of a trial you possibly might be able to do it.
It is a plea.
that would depend on the excercise if it is a grand plea then it is when you do a plea that basicaly goes down to knee level
please help mean understand this meaning?
If it was on or in your person, and detected , cop a plea and ask for treatment. If it was in your house or vehicle, a good lawyer may be able to argue the case.
Three choices: (1) You can fight the charge and hope that you will ultimately be found 'not guilty.' (2) You can admit to the offense and plead guilty. (3) You can try to plea bargain (i.e.: 'cop a plea') with the prosecutor by offering to plead guilty to a lesser crime in exchange for a plea of guilty to that lesser offense.
If by "settle" you mean "plea bargain" them, the answer is no.