"They think it's important that there be accountability, whether it be in the form of a plea bargain or in the form of a trial verdict, " said Paul Mainardi, who added that the Clementi family was consulted before the plea bargain was offered.
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As part of her plea bargain, prosecutors originally recommended a sentence of 10 to 12 years in prison.
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The sentence was the result of a plea bargain between lawyers for Mark Bassely Youssef and federal prosecutors.
As part of a plea bargain, Homolka served 12 years in prison and was released a few years ago.
Mr. Sandusky will now remain under house arrest and there has been no discussion of a plea bargain, Mr. Costanzo said.
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As part of a plea bargain, Homolka served 12 years in prison.
While aiding the law was part of his plea-bargain, testifying won't get him softer terms--only the proverbial "time off for good behavior" can do that.
Details of his plea bargain have been kept secret however, as Judge Robert Dawson said he was "concerned, deeply concerned" about pre-trial publicity surrounding the case.
As part of a plea bargain, Trie agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's ongoing campaign fund-raising investigation and has helped Burton's committee with its inquiry.
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The case involved a gang rape in the state of Georgia, in which one of the rapists testified against three other suspects in exchange for a lighter sentence, as part of a plea bargain.
Haaretz staff reporter Uri Blau fled the country not to protect a source, but to evade punishment for possessing classified military documents in breach not only of the law but of a plea bargain agreement with the Shin Bet.
Though the paramilitary bosses can and some do continue to give testimony to the justice and peace hearings by video link, most have refused to do so unless they think it will help their chances of a plea-bargain in the United States' courts.
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) went even further, calling any thought of a "plea bargain" unconstitutional.
He could make an uncharacteristic admission of guilt and plea bargain.
By tacking on an obstruction charge, a defendant is much more likely to accept a plea bargain, regardless of whether he or she traded on material, insider knowledge.
Mr Starr, a former judge, has used the legal apparatus of subpoena and plea bargain to compile evidence against Mr Clinton, prompting the president to respond in kind with his own legal defences.
The former president of Hollinger International struck a plea bargain with American prosecutors.
Apparently surprised by the news, Avon executives can now begin the process of groveling their way to a plea bargain.
The purpose of this was crude and simple: Defendants, unable to shoulder the huge expense of an effective defense, would be forced to plea-bargain.
In her statement at the hearing, she sarcastically thanked Rudolph for leaving behind an extensive trail of clues and sneered at him for taking a plea bargain that spared his life.
And if their opening arguments are indicative of the strength of their defense, Lay and Skilling should cop a plea bargain.
Through a series of anecdotes accompanied by a steady drumbeat of statistics, Alexander makes a compelling case that one of the key pillars of the fruitless war on drugs is selective enforcement coupled with plea bargain-driven judicial railroading.
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Her lawyer, Galen Clark (paid-up member of the Kentucky Bar) said the prosecutor tried to negotiate a plea bargain but Tarpinian refused.
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On Wednesday, District Attorney Sherry Caloia said Bebb-Jones had made a plea bargain, admitting murder in the second degree in exchange for a sentence of no more than 20 years.
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The company itself has paid 1m euros in a controversial plea bargain with the court in which it accepted limited liability as the employer of the suspects and avoided further criminal proceedings.
Mr Olis's fate has also been seen as an object lesson of the dangers in the current climate of pleading not guilty and going to court, rather than striking a plea bargain with prosecutors.
"Even if they give notice on Monday that they are seeking the death penalty, they can come off that and enter into a plea bargain any time, " said attorney Dan Recht, a past president of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.
His final season has without question not only solidified Lewis as the best linebacker of his era and one of the greatest leaders in the history of the NFL, but caps an amazing comeback for someone who copped a plea bargain to have murder charges against him dropped early in his career.
This week, as Enron's former finance chief, Andrew Fastow, and his wife, Lea, struck a plea bargain with prosecutors that will see Mr Fastow get a ten-year sentence, there were stirrings of sympathy for the couple.
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