Pleading Guilty to a Felony Charge

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• Description of Plea Bargaining

  Even for people who are never rearrested, getting a charge reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor, or from a felony that constitutes a strike under a "three strikes" law to one that doesn't, can prove to be a critical benefit.

• Crime, Felony or Misdemeanor

  Waksal was sentenced last month to seven years and three months in prison and ordered to pay about $4.3 million after pleading guilty to insider trading. What Thompson also didn't tell reporters -- why would he?

• Guilty Plea

  An entry of a guilty plea must be done so knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily. It is up to the trial court to ensure that the defendant understands what he/she is giving up by pleading guilty.

• Do the company's actions fit the definition of a crime?

  Waksal was sentenced last month to seven years and three months in prison and ordered to pay about $4.3 million after pleading guilty to insider trading. What Thompson also didn't tell reporters -- why would he?

• Criminal Justice System

  Pre-trial diversion entails a defendant pleading guilty to the non-violent, drug-related offense at their first court appearance and entering an agreement to follow certain conditions, somewhat like being on probation.

• Conviction in Murder Cases

  The drug charge was dropped before the trial. He has one prior felony conviction and, under California law, that means if the Three Strikes law applies, it will double the sentence whatever it may be.

• Law Exercises

  In a trial without a jury, of what, if anything, would you find the Whos guilty? The Who's would most certainly be found guilty because of their inability to seek the most rudimentary treatment for their child.

• Law/Health

  What could happen to you or a health care professional's status and license when found guilty of a crime?

• Plea Bargain Explanation

  This will help him when he searches for a job after he leaves the prison. There will be employers who will employ a person with a misdemeanor charge but may not employ a person with a felony charge.