Pleading guilty / by 376768 Turow, Scott

The importance of making the accused understand the nature and consequences of pleading guilty by Kamarudin, Abdul Rani

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The importance of making the accused understand the nature and consequences of pleading guilty by Abdul Rani Kamarudin

Automatism – A case of reality testing by Roy G. Beran

“…The present case represents a situation in which both ‘sane’ and ‘insane’ automatism could be evoked but neither were applicable when the facts were critically evaluated. Having pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter, the accused then tried to evoke automatism at the sentence hearing, which would, if proven, have resulted in an acquittal, thereby pleading both guilt and innocence in the same trial, something dismissed by the judge.…”
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Determination of cocaine and benzoylecgonine in nails by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry by Marzena Sykutera, Przemysław Piotrowski, Elżbieta Bloch-Bogusławska

“…The paper presents results of analysis of a nail sample taken from a man who was suspected of trafficking cocaine. The suspect pleaded guilty to the possession of the drug for his own use because, as he claimed, he was addicted to cocaine. …”
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The New Zealand mosque massacre: 1. The heartache, turmoil and absolute dread of Port Arthur by Rod Emmerson

“…Commentary: The Port Arthur massacre of 28-29 April 1996 was a mass shooting in which 35 people were killed and 23 wounded in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. The gunman pleaded guilty and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole. …”
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Persuading to Commit or Assisting in the Testator/Decedent’s Suicide in the Context of the Grounds for Unworthiness of Inheritance by Magdalena Budyn-Kulik, Hanna Witczak

“…A judgment upholding an action for the man’s unworthiness of inheritance, assuming that the defendant in these proceedings assisted his mother to commit suicide, could be made only if he were able to be pleaded guilty. Otherwise, namely in the case of declaration of his insanity at the time of committing the act, it would be pointless for the civil court to assess the crime of assisting suicide (Article 151 PC) from the point of view of its severity within the meaning of Article 928 § 1 (1) of the Polish Civil Code.…”
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Drinking intoxicating liquor or alcohol: the shariah punishment and with reference to the case of Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno by Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali, Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig

“…In Kartika's case, the accused pleaded guilty to the charge of consuming alcohol and was sentenced to six strokes of the cane and a fine of RM5, 000. …”
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Ethical standards and photography in newspapers by Vujović Marija, Mitrović Marta

“…The analysis of newspaper photos included the following criteria defined in the Journalists' Code of Ethics: whether there is a clear distinction between a documentary photograph and a photo-shopped image; whether the illustrative role of a photo is emphasized when it is not taken directly at the scene of the event; whether the source/authorship of the photo is indicated; whether the principle of presumption of innocence has been applied and whether the privacy and identity of the victim or the suspected offender have been respected (e.g. by not publishing photos) even if the offender has pleaded guilty, until the moment of rendering the final court judgment; whether the published photos were taken with hidden cameras; and whether the photos contain inappropriate, disturbing and pornographic content. …”
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IDENTICAL / by Turow, Scott, author 376768

“…His identical twin brother Cass is newly released from prison, 25 years after pleading guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Dita Kronon. …”

The right to legal representation of an accused person; existence, application and limitation: a comparison study between Malaysia and The United States / Dalira Din ...[et al.] by Din, Dalira, Leman, Shahidah Nafisah, Abdul Rahim, Salwa Asmary, Ismail, Wan Muhammad Faizal

“…The detainee often being humiliated and abuse by the police so that the accused will confess or plead guilty thus, there is no use to proceed to the court as statement had been made and the accused had plead guilty. …”
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Dark side of the plea bargaining by Bajović Vanja M.

“…The agreement consists of the defendant pleading guilty in exchange for prosecutor's promise to charge him less serious than is supported by the evidence, not to charge him for some crimes or to request certain sentence. …”
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Pre-trial agreement and plea bargain: pragmatism without conflict with morality? by Rodin V.V., Yadzhin N.V.

“…Such agreements to plead guilty are often reached after bringing a charge. …”
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Plea Bargaining as a Mean to Maximum Sentence by Kim, Jung wook

“…It is shown that plea discount can be minimized with sequential offers and that not all of defendants shall be induced to plead guilty. By allowing sequential offer, a prosecutor has more power in the plea bargaining, which may increase social welfare by giving appropriate level of punishment to the guilty.…”
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Sentencing criminals / Maznah Kamaruddin by Kamaruddin, Maznah

“…Sentencing, broadly defined, includes all those decisions the courts make with regard to the official handling of a person who pleads guilty or is convicted of a crime. This may include probation, without or with specified restrictions on the behaviour of the defendant, imposition of a fine, capital punishment, commitment under a special statue such as as sexual psychopath law, work assignments restitution to the victim, corporal punishment, incarceration or a combination of forms of punishments…”
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The Staging of the Hidden: Interrogating an Ambivalent Response to a Crime Against Humanity by Andrea Durbach

“…In 1996, Coetzee was a key executioner of a bombing which killed four people and injured 67. After pleading guilty, Coetzee was sentenced to 40 years in jail and 20 years later, he was released on parole. …”
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Navigating criminal sanctions through a plea of guilty or not in Ghana: the perspective of prison inmates by Elijah Tukwariba Yin, Constantine K. M. Kudzedzi, Nelson F. Kofie

“…The extent to which the police influenced the accused to plead guilty requires further investigation.…”
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Analyze the processes of obtaining false confessions during police investigation by Jamshid Gholamloo

“…It is assumed that the reasonable person, does not plead guilty. However, some of the defendants confessed to the crime in which they actually did not commit and are innocent. …”
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Cannibalism, ritual, love and writing. by Xu, Xiuwen.

“…Yet, in December 2002, Armin Meiwes shocked the world by pleading guilty to killing and eating Bernd-Jurgen Brandes. …”
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Defending the criminal law: Reflections on the changing character of crime, procedure, and sanctions by Ashworth, A, Zedner, L

“…These changes include greater use of diversion, of fixed penalties, of summary trials, of hybrid civil-criminal processes, of strict liability, of incentives to plead guilty, and of preventive orders. The paper will assess the implications of these changes for the function of the criminal law, assessing the reasons behind them, and examining whether or not they are to be welcomed. …”