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What pleas are available to a person charged with a crime and what is the effect of each?
For criminal offenses: Guilty or Not Guilty and the difference is obvious.
In some jurisdictions, you can offer a plea of Nolo Contendre.
The Nolo plea is simply a wimp-out version of a guilty plea. All that it means is that you acknowledge the fact that the prosecution has enough evidence to successfully prosecute you for the offense and you will not contest the charge.
There is no such plea as "Innocent."
What else can I help you with?
Can a person be charged with obstuction if they know for a fact that a crime was committed but waited to report the crime?
Yes a person can be charged with a crime
What is the word that means a person charged with a crime?
A person charged with a crime is the accused or the defendant.
Can a robot be charged with a crime?
Only the person who is committing the crime using a robot will be charged.
Is a person charged with a crime always convicted and is the punishment the same for both?
No, a person charged with a crime is not always convicted. The punishment for a conviction can vary depending on the severity of the crime and other factors.
Charged with a crime?
Indictment is the process where a person is formally charged with committing a crime. This is a common law concept, and is used throughout the world.
What is the name of the person that is charged with a crime in a criminal case?
Defendant.
Can a person be charged twice for the same crime?
No, a person cannot be charged twice for the same crime due to the protection against double jeopardy in the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Does the statute of limitations on a crime stop running after a person is arrested for that crime?
It stops when you are arrested and charged.
Can you be charged for the same crime twice under double jeopardy laws?
No, under double jeopardy laws, a person cannot be charged for the same crime twice.
Can you be charged with the same crime twice under double jeopardy laws?
No, under double jeopardy laws, a person cannot be charged with the same crime twice.
What word means to say that a person is guilty of a crime?
In the US, the only time you can say a person is guilty of a crime is after they have been convicted of the crime. Until a person is convicted or admits guilt in a court of law, they are charged with the crime or suspected of the crime.
What is the word for a person charged with crime?
The accused, or the defendant.
