Whichever court you are being tried in determines your sentence.
In court, you must either plead guilty or not guilty to the charges against you.
innocent or guilty. innocent there are no re-percussions. guilty you will have to pay the debt for what you are being sued for. you may also be ordered to pay court costs and attorney fees.
sentence
In court trials, the two outcomes are either "guilty" or "not guilty". Therefore, any one who is not found to be guilty is declared to be not guilty and will be free to leave the court. There is not verdict of "innocent" in virtually any court in the world.
In traffic court you can plead in the following manner: Guilty - Not Guilty - No Contest - or (in some traffic courts) Guilty With An Explanation.
Yes, you can change your plea to guilty at any time up to - and including - your court appearance.
Kangaroo court
No, you cannot plead guilty before the court date. You must wait until your scheduled court appearance to enter a plea.
If the court of appeals finds a person guilty it is usually their last recourse. An attorney will be able to help the defendant decide what to do in the case they are found guilty.
Since no jury is present during a bench trial, it is solely the judge who decides guilty or not guilty.
Well the jury decides the verdict, guilty or not guilty. Is that what you mean?
Well the jury decides the verdict, guilty or not guilty. Is that what you mean?