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Why does Holmes believe that there wasnot sufficient intent to find the defendants guilty?
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What Is the defendants role at a pretrial hearing?
To hear the actual charges against him, and the opportunity to plead guilty or not guilty.
What role does the prosecutor play in the criminal justice system?
The prosecutor tries the defendants and presents evidence to find the defendants guilty.
When one co-defendant is found guilty does the other co-defendant have to be guilty too. Can one defendant be guilty and one NOT Guilty?
Co-defendants can be sentenced differently. They do not have to all be found guilty or not guilty.
What happens to most defendants whose charges are not dropped. they go to trial or they plead guilty?
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.
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
Hated british courts in which juries were not allowed and defendants were assumed guilty until proven guilty?
I think you're referring to a 'Kangaroo Court'
What types of cases are defendants in Virginia entitled to a trial by jury?
A criminal trial in which the plea is "not guilty"
What was the hated british courts in which juries were not allowed and defendants were assumed guilty until proven innocent?
The hated British courts in which juries were not allowed and defendants were presumed guilty were called Inquisitions. Inquisitions were sometimes held wherever a crime had occurred like on a ship.
What is the greatest strength of us legal system?
That all defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty.
The outcome of the North Carolina v Alford case is that?
defendants can plead guilty without admitting guilt
What were the hated British courts in which juries were not allowed and defendants were guilty until proven innocent?
Admiralty Court
