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What happens to most defendants whose charges are not dropped. they go to trial or they plead guilty?
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∙ 12y ago
You have basically answered your own question, however there are other options like deferred adjudication, and no contest. A no contest plea means that you are not pleading guilty but you are not contesting the charges and you acknowledge that the state has sufficient evidence for a conviction.
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To hear the actual charges against him, and the opportunity to plead guilty or not guilty.
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The prosecutor tries the defendants and presents evidence to find the defendants guilty.
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how can i get my charges expunged if all of them I was found guilty?
how can i get my charges expunged if all of them I was found guilty
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What is the preposition in this sentence He was found guilty of the charges.?
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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.
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of -- the phrase "of the charges" modifies the adjective guilty, a rare case.
What does stand mute mean in a courtroom?
standing mute means to not plead guilty or not guilty. In the United States when this occurs the judge will enter a plea of not guilty on the defendants behalf.
Hated british courts in which juries were not allowed and defendants were assumed guilty?
Admiralty courts
He was found guilty of the charges?
of
