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Ready, Set, Justice!
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Registrace 21. 05. 2011
I share advice to help people facing criminal charges get the best results, whether that means making informed decisions, cleaning up their record, or going home to their family instead of serving time in prison. This is general legal information, and I encourage viewers to rely primarily on the advice they receive from their personal attorney in their specific cases.
The Dark Truth Behind Plea Bargaining
The Dark Truth Behind Plea Bargaining is that Defendants often enter guilty pleas simply because they cannot afford to bond out and go home.
Police and prosecutors often overcharge Defendants to make it difficult to be released from jail, and so that future plea negotiations are preemptively skewed.
Defendants must decide whether they are to willing to risk going to prison on a felony when perhaps they can get out of jail on a misdemeanor and be placed on probation.
The American Bar Association recently stated that 98% of criminal cases in American federal courts end with a plea bargain, and that the plea bargain process prizes efficiency over fairness and innocence. (NPR, 2023).
But this does not mean that going to trial is always the right answer. In my video, I explain why sometimes a Defendant has to take the plea so that their life doesn't fall apart.
I also share how Defendants can overcome the sense of injustice in taking a plea agreement by contrasting "What's right," with "What's left."
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Overcharged Scenario
01:28 Why a Defendant may plea
02:39 Plea bargaining is like other negotiations
03:24 Threaten a man with ...
03:54 What's right and what's left
Police and prosecutors often overcharge Defendants to make it difficult to be released from jail, and so that future plea negotiations are preemptively skewed.
Defendants must decide whether they are to willing to risk going to prison on a felony when perhaps they can get out of jail on a misdemeanor and be placed on probation.
The American Bar Association recently stated that 98% of criminal cases in American federal courts end with a plea bargain, and that the plea bargain process prizes efficiency over fairness and innocence. (NPR, 2023).
But this does not mean that going to trial is always the right answer. In my video, I explain why sometimes a Defendant has to take the plea so that their life doesn't fall apart.
I also share how Defendants can overcome the sense of injustice in taking a plea agreement by contrasting "What's right," with "What's left."
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Overcharged Scenario
01:28 Why a Defendant may plea
02:39 Plea bargaining is like other negotiations
03:24 Threaten a man with ...
03:54 What's right and what's left
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There is no justice
Punish for being poor.
You spend months in jail if you can not make bond
Well yes that was helpful for me to know
Personally I do not think it is wise to turn yourself in at all until…they can prove who they say they are via a writ of a common law quo Warranto ..which begs the question? By what authority? Show me your marching orders, delegations of authority oaths of office then if it checks out, I will come in. If not ….an injunction is self executing and enforced. They’re all bankrupt fictions lol..
Finding out you have 7 pocket warrants for charges the DA added after your initial arrest three months ago and being arrested 10min into your first court appearance is fun. Texas is so corrupt.
It just means that the one sided guilty until proven innocent crowd has decided to continue with the railroading of justice. It is a complete farse. One sided presentation made by the same handful of individuals that arrested you in the first place and decided they are able to do whatever they want. It is just another way to extend the years they keep you in jail without trial and drag things out so they can punish you for something they have not proven to be true, without allowing you to defend yourself or face you accusers. Our system is horrible and needs to be returned to the founders originally vision. Innocent until proven guilt, a speedy trial and a fair trial. Today individuals get none of these things.
If I have a warrant. They have to take you in front of a judge or magistrate within 24 hours. You’re always first on the docket!!!
domestic orders of protection you get discovery to man!
Orders of Protection are CIVIL, not criminal. The Respondent doesn't get discovery on an Order of Protection unless it's filed in Circuit Court. A Violation of an Order of Protection is criminal though, and you don't get General Sessions discovery on that either.
Discovery pursuant to Rules 26-37 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, excluding physical and mental examinations under Rule 35 of such rules, may be taken in all civil cases pending in the courts of general sessions in the discretion of the court after motion showing both good cause and exceptional circumstances ... Tennessee Code § 24-9-102 (2021) - General Sessions Cases
This rule allows depositions in General Sessions CIVIL cases under rare circumstances, but unfortunately, it doesn't apply to General Sessions criminal cases.
yOU Can motion for discovery in general sessions man!
Nope. The Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure do not apply in General Sessions Court (Tenn. R. Crim. P. 1). Similarly, the Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure do not apply in General Sessions Court (Tenn. R. Civ. P. 1).
as well under the private rights act general sessions assume jurisdiction as circuit court too
@@ReadySetJustice 2010 Tennessee Code Title 16 - Courts Chapter 15 - Courts of General Sessions Part 5 - Jurisdiction 16-15-501 - General jurisdiction. 16-15-501. General jurisdiction.(4) Judges of courts of general sessions in any county having a population of not less than seventy-seven thousand seven hundred (77,700) nor more than seventy-seven thousand eight hundred (77,800), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, in addition to the jurisdiction and powers conferred above, have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit judge and chancellor in that county in domestic relations cases. (c) (1) All courts of general sessions in this state created by private act have the powers and jurisdiction conferred by this chapter and §§ 18-4-201 18-4-203, 20-12-143, 27-5-108, 40-1-109, 40-4-117 and former 40-4-118 [repealed], and in addition, have such further powers and jurisdiction as may be conferred by the private act creating that court. It is not the intention of this chapter to divest any court of general sessions of any jurisdiction conferred by any private act.
@@ReadySetJustice dddont forget brady man!
@@ReadySetJustice ??? well boss hollar just tring to help you+
A dismissed arrest should AUTOMATICALLY come off and never been seen.
The worst is when your public defender actively works against you for 12 months then at trial does less than nothing in your defense despite being provided great ability to impeach everyone.
What if there’s evidence that the state has that proves a defendant is innocent but they don’t want to admit that they made a mistake? How can you make them give up all the evidence that they have collected especially when the person is facing life??
At your house, when serving an arrest warrant for a "failure to appear", can the Police walk around your property & peer into windows?
Im not going to jail on this earth no more. ,$top playing with me
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Is it constitutional for the magistrate to consider a person's arrests when the charge disposition isn't a conviction? In other words; when an arrest and subsequent charge is later dismissed, or acquitted. Can the magistrate increase someone's bail because of multiple past arrests, even if there's no convictions from any of the arrests?
My boyfriend is in jail right now and just got indicted for something he didn't do its burglary how much time can he get
He looks like the kind of attorney who made the video just to indirectly scare a guy.
You will get 19 years and 11 months, but if you dont take the plea deal you’re gonna get the maximum sentence which is 20 years What do you think about that now!
He looks like the type of attorney who keeps doing plea deals with victims
He looks like the type of attorney who keeps seducing the molester 24/7 to say aha gotchya.
He looks like the kind of attorney who calls the judge your majesty
Thanks
I was a cop from 1972-2002...........the person of interest term was a trendy phrase that started in the 1990's, cops overuse the term even when they know who committed the crime. It has nothing to do with a person's rights, calling someone a "suspect" means just that, they could be suspected of committing the crime............trendy terms come and go, can't wait to see what's next.
If I have a pending case in another state that occurred before my case in Tennessee but have never been convicted before for a felony, can I be eligible for a diversion?
people watching this video...
Its a good idea , i bet it would help alot of people
since I was arrested on BOGUS charges as a result of MY crime being Contempt of Cop, I will not plead to ANYTHING as I am INNOCENT
Sup, u in jail bro?
I recently discovered that I have a Active warrant for Felony Theft when I got a background check done for a job. I was accused of stealing 4 phones from my previous employer. I was searched and everything and they found nothing. 7months later I have a warrant. I have to turn myself in. I’ve never been in any trouble. What’s the chances of me getting a PR bond?
Hi Maria! I'm sorry that you're going through this stressful situation, but I do think you have a good chance of getting a decent bond, based on your lack of criminal history, no previous failures to appear, and the lower level nature of the offense. Hopefully you also have established contacts in the area to show your connection to the community. Good luck!
Did you do it
@@husky2423 no, the case was dissmissed
@@husky2423 case dismissed. And no I didn’t do it .
Did you get a Lwyer ? @@mariahJanae2424
My son's attorney in ks has yet to retrieve discovery. It's been over 60 days, and he states that he is hoping this case goes away due to another case he is in Colorado. However, the stop was illegal, and they did not tell him why he was being arrested. They had already talked to him 20 minutes prior in a Walmart parking lot. They let him go. They yanked him out of the car after being pulled over a second time and arrested him. They did not provide a reason nor read him his rights. They stuck him in the back of a car and then went thru his car without probable cause or a warrant. No Miranda rights, the attorney refuses to talk to me because he is a free attorney thru bids and iv been pushing him to look at the case, and he wants to be paid for it to go away. The law was not clearly followed, and dash cams would provide this along with body cams however, he is not in a hurry to help dispose of the case by facts and statues what can i do
Hi Sherry, that's incredibly frustrating! I know some attorneys feel less comfortable updating family members unless the defendant gives them written permission to do so, but if this attorney is fully retained, he or she should work with your son to establish potential suppression issues, Even if they examine all of the Fourth Amendment issues and the attorney ultimately doesn't see a viilation, that should be explored to see if intended evidence could be suppressed. Until then, it's impossible to make a knowing and voluntary decision whether to plea or go to trial. You mention that the attorney has a strategy based on other issues also, so please encourage your son to make a written request for this attorney to visit him and discuss all of these legal issues. This will document his need for more information. Good luck to your son and thank you for being such a supportive parent!
What ended up happening? How long did they hold your son before movement on the case?
It's not unless proven guilty. It's innocent UNTIL proven guilty.
he's saul goodman
Good video. I will be using it.
Has trump called you yet ? Lmao 😂
What if I'm not in jail but failed a drug test can I ask the judge for a second chance
Offer him a contract to and wait .
Really what you are saying is you're not convinced that the person is found guilty. That's still not the same as positing the person must be innocent. You need to suspend belief for both until proper evidence demonstrates guilt or innocence of that person.
My husband got me arrested and now I have a pending charge. I can’t find a job. I don’t know what to do
I was order to do 60 days jail time in Wisconsin but I live in Chicago what happends if I dont show up to do the jail time?
Same here but I gotta do time in Illinois I’m from Wisconsin.
@@whiteboijack3970 lawyer told me that I will get another charge and thats felony if I dont report to jail..🙄
@@paveljakl-cn1oy damn thing is I don’t feel like losing time for something that’s a misdemeanor in my state and over n all u can live a pretty normal life with a warrant if your a good citizen lol, but Yep Pontiac Illinois just gave me a felony n 3-6 months for just traveling through with my ccw after stopping at a dispo , n I paid 2,000$ for a crooked laywer goodluck with that bench warrant 😂😮💨
@@whiteboijack3970 damn thats sucks bro.. I have misdemeanor as well and I dont want to go to jail for 60 days..
@@paveljakl-cn1oy Just get it done and over with so you can get on with your life
Best Legel advice ever for a criminal case thanks!
Hope I never need this info, but good to know :-)
Can someone being CHARGED with a class A misdemeanor be eligible. Not previously convicted, just currently being charged with one?
If you are currently being charged with a class A misdemeanor and have no previous disqualifying convictions or other pending cases, then you are eligible for judicial diversion!
That may be the Termanology that use but we live in a society that is guilty until proven innocent just because it’s written down in a book saying that guilty until proven innocent doesn’t make it through the court system on every level treats the defendant like they’re guilty as soon as they step in the door just look at the Johnny Depp trial everyone assumed he’s guilty but then once the evidence came out it was showing that he’s innocent and people still were pushing for a guilty verdict we used to have the law innocent until proven guilty but that’s not true everyone who gets tried in the court system is treated like a criminal even the ones were proven innocent they’re still treated like they’re a criminal like you’re exonerated from your charges you still get treated like you’re guilty by society and the system like I know people who are found innocent but they still have a criminal record because they spent a night in jail even though they were found innocent the next day but he still has a criminal record because he spent one night in jail
Chump brought me here.
Here because I didn't fully understand the Trump indictment..now I know
Up like Donald Trump
Like if you’re here cause of trump
It happened 😂
Always have the right to remain silent. Always.
Good information, however, you didn't take this far enough. For example, what is said to the judge after you've exposed the liar/perjurer? Judge, I move to impeach this witness for x reason(s). THEN, what if the judge is crooked (yes, that's right, most of them are crooked, UNLESS you live in a bubble). So, how, do you, dear attorney, challenge the crooked judge when they deny your motion to impeach an obviously crooked witness? What do you specifically say ON THE RECORD to preserve the rights of the defendant? These are the types of real world issues men and women face as the court/judges/da's become more crooked THAN THEY ALREADY ARE!!!
You know why you're here today :D
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Trump?
I see
What is the difference between a diversion and a Retirement?