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   Pleading Guilty

   

   Art McClure, Sep 15th, 2005 @ 5:05pm

   
   

   When one pleads "Guilty", they generally don't know what the actual sentence is going to be. For selling $400 worth of hand tools to a pawn shop, (with a valid ID and thumb print) that I did not know were stolen, I received five years probation and payments totaling over $4000. That is why I plead guilty and then appealed. It was my first offence.

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   Anonymous Coward, Sep 16th, 2005 @ 2:05am

   
   

   Most likely the defendant is admitting doing the actions he's accused of (hence the guilty plea), but denying that his actions constitute a crime (hence the appeal).

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   appealing a pleading of something he did not do

   

   Barbara Adamson, Oct 30th, 2006 @ 1:24pm

   
   

   Mr. X was told to plead guilty to abusing his girl friend simply to get out of jail. He was informed by the duty counsel that he would have to spent several months in jail if he did not plead guilty. The evidence now proves that he never laid a hand on the girlfriend. She however, has managed to get him out of his house and is attempting to take ownership based on this alleged spousal abuse. How can Mr. X appeal something he plead guilty to simply because the duty counsel instructed him to do so?

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   Plead guilty...then appeal?

   

   Anonymous, Mar 7th, 2008 @ 5:47pm

   
   

   My defense is advising me to plea guilty to a DUI. He then plans to appeal this charge because the officer didn't have probable cause. If the appeal is approved would that reverse the DUI charge, considering I have admitted guilt to the crime? Should I go to trial and be found guilty by a jury, or plead guilty and appeal. Saving me time and money?

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   Re: Pleading Guilty

   

   john brick, Dec 1st, 2008 @ 10:16am

   
   

   How did you get on with the appeal?

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   Re: appealing a pleading of something he did not do

   

   anon, Mar 17th, 2009 @ 5:15am

   
   

   Hi there, I realise that you probably wont get this message but if you do I was wondering if you were able to appeal. I was accussed of kissing a 16 year old (I was teaching at the time), i'm innocent but I was advised to plead guilty to get a lesser sentence. I got a 6 month conditional discharge but I want to appeal. I was terrified of going to prison when I pleaded guilty and that is the only reason I agreed. Please let me know how yupu got on if you get this message.

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