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- 15:14, 9 April 2010 diff hist +1,837 N Stages in a Criminal Trial - US Created page with 'IV. PROCESS OF A CRIMINAL TRIAL The following are the general steps that lead up to and follow a criminal trial. Each of these stages is discussed in greater detail in the page�'
- 15:13, 9 April 2010 diff hist +39 Criminal Justice Systems Around the World →United States
- 15:09, 9 April 2010 diff hist -2,318 Sentencing →Preparation for Sentencing by Defense Counsel
- 15:08, 9 April 2010 diff hist +20 Sentencing Hypothetical
- 15:07, 9 April 2010 diff hist +5,621 N Sentencing Hypothetical Created page with ' The defendant entered a plea of guilty to burglary and driving under the influence. Facts: On the night in question, the defendant, who has a history of alcohol and drug depende�'
- 15:06, 9 April 2010 diff hist +61 Sentencing
- 15:05, 9 April 2010 diff hist +2,319 Sentencing
- 15:03, 9 April 2010 diff hist +190 N Suspended Sentence Created page with 'A sentence that may refer to the withholding or postponing of a sentence following a conviction or it may refer to the postponing of the execution of a sentence after it has been�'
- 15:03, 9 April 2010 diff hist +5 Sentencing
- 15:02, 9 April 2010 diff hist +65 N Straight or flat sentence Created page with 'A sentence that is a fixed sentence without a maximum or minimum.'
- 15:02, 9 April 2010 diff hist +433 N Presumptive sentence Created page with 'A sentence that exists in many states by statute. It specifies an appropriate or "normal" sentence for each offense to be used as a baseline for a judge when meting out a pun�'
- 15:02, 9 April 2010 diff hist +157 N Minimum sentence Created page with 'A sentence that represents the minimum punishment or the minimum time a convicted person must spend in prison before becoming eligible for parole or release.'
- 15:02, 9 April 2010 diff hist +119 N Maximum sentence Created page with 'A sentence that represents the outer limit of a punishment, beyond which a convicted person may not be held in custody.'
- 15:01, 9 April 2010 diff hist +301 N Mandatory sentence Created page with 'A sentence that is created by state statute and represents the rendering of a punishment for which a judge has no room for discretion. Generally it means that the sentence may no�'
- 15:01, 9 April 2010 diff hist +84 N Life sentence Created page with 'A sentence in which the convicted person spends the remainder of his life in prison.'
- 15:01, 9 April 2010 diff hist +226 N Indeterminate sentence Created page with 'A sentence that states that the period shall be "not more than" or "not less than" a certain prescribed duration of time. The authority to render indeterminate sentences �'
- 15:00, 9 April 2010 diff hist +46 N Determinate sentence Created page with 'A sentence that is for a fixed period of time.'
- 15:00, 9 April 2010 diff hist +51 N Deferred sentence Created page with 'A sentence that is postponed until some later time.'
- 15:00, 9 April 2010 diff hist +354 N Consecutive sentence Created page with 'A sentence that occurs when a defendant has been convicted of several counts, each one constituting a distinct offense or crime, or when a defendant has been convicted of several�'