It means that the defendant agreed to plead guilty in exhange for something, either for a conviction of an offense to a lesser offense wtih less jail time, or they were offered the oopportunity to plead to a lesser offense in exhange for giving up information to law enforcement ar agreeing to assist law enforcement in some way.
A "plea"' is the answer, which the defendant in a legal proceeding makes to the complaint against the defendant.
To "plead" something means 'to present an arguament for.'
Criminals commonly plea out or take a plea bargain to avoid trial. This allows the offender to be on house arrest or have lesser punishments, rather than jail or prison.
"Plea out" is not a legal term. In commonly used slang however, it means to plead guilty to an offense and take what punishment was meted out.
A plea offer is what the prosecutors will offer you to settle your case if you agree to plead guilty.
to plead guilty in hopes for lesser charge, but cannot offer up any evidence...
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).
An open plea is when a defendant pleads guilty without an agreement regarding punishment.
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?
Grosse Bitte - big appeal/plea
Nolo
If by "settle" you mean "plea bargain" them, the answer is no.
It sounds like it may POSSIBLY mean: No Contest, Count 1. Which would mean that the defendant pleaded "no contest" to the charge against them.A no contest plea is, in effect, a plea of guilty and signifies that the defendant acknowledges that the prosecution has enough evidence against them in order to convict, therefore the defendant will not 'contest' the charge.
I plea for mercy but to no avail
No, it is a guilty plea