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not-guilty plea

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A quick definition of not-guilty plea:

A not-guilty plea is when someone accused of a crime says they didn't do it in court. The prosecution then has to prove that the person did commit the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. It's like saying "I didn't do it" and making the other side prove that you did.

A more thorough explanation:

A not-guilty plea is a formal response made by an accused person in court, denying that they committed the criminal offense they are charged with. The prosecution must then prove all elements of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt if the defendant is to be convicted.

For example, if someone is accused of stealing a car, they may enter a not-guilty plea, which means they are denying that they stole the car and the prosecution must prove that they did.

Other types of pleas include guilty plea, no-contest plea, and negotiated plea.

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NosyBeagle

17:00

it is 4pm, time for nyt sudoku

TiredOfThisGrandpa

17:07

do you do the morning wordle

RasheedWallaceFan

17:14

Why is Southern Methodist not on my lsd page ever when I search my stats?

RasheedWallaceFan

17:14

Its the only school I dont see on here

TiredOfThisGrandpa

17:41

I only see Duke, UCLA, and UC Berkley

PremiumFrequentCrane

17:59

@RasheedWallaceFan: racism

NosyBeagle

18:07

@TiredOfThisGrandpa: YES! I <3 wordle

NemoPropheta

18:12

im a cine2nerdle guy

RasheedWallaceFan

18:57

i need some homies who are applying this fall to proofread each others essays

RasheedWallaceFan

18:57

Im not paying a service to read my essay thats stupid so need some friends

TiredOfThisGrandpa

20:36

@RasheedWallaceFan: I'm a lit para of a decade, I'd be happy to proof.

NemoPropheta

10:35

i dont wanna do the lsat

NemoPropheta

10:35

its so boring

NemoPropheta

10:35

they should change it to making you write an essay on some foreign film

NemoPropheta

10:36

like la haine or the apu trilogy or some shit

NemoPropheta

10:36

that would be more interesting

NosyBeagle

10:38

@NemoPropheta: LSAT haters unite. This test sucks butt

NemoPropheta

10:43

I got 2 weeks left of this shit and I have 0 motivation

FrioJGenius

10:55

@RasheedWallaceFan: yeah for some reason SMU isnt listed on any of the rankings lists. Been that way all year

PremiumFrequentCrane

11:59

@NemoPropheta: you only got another 40+ years of it!

TiredOfThisGrandpa

13:14

@PremiumFrequentCrane Is right.

TiredOfThisGrandpa

13:15

You'll forever have those days where shit ain't getting done. Just a matter of how you handle them. (IE using Chatgpt to draft a motion for leave like meeeee)

NosyBeagle

13:52

look at my lawyer dawg... im going to jail

TiredOfThisGrandpa

13:55

Nah, I don't use it to do my case law. Just the actual motion drafting.

TiredOfThisGrandpa

14:05

For example, I was trying to get the right language in a Motion for Sanctions (tl;dr slip and fall case, defense counsel played nothing but games – IE never sending records despite it being mandatory to trcp, producing never before seen records DURING A DEPO) and just talked to ChatGPT about his behavior to provide background to help with the drafting for the procedural paragraph.

legallybrunettelily

14:05

@NosyBeagle: just makes me think of vanillamace

RasheedWallaceFan

14:43

@TiredOfThisGrandpa: I dont have LSD+ so cant dm but will def hit you up when I have them done! Also is ur username a reference to holes? lol

PremiumFrequentCrane

15:15

Can i get accommodations for mid test 2 hour nap

PremiumFrequentCrane

15:16

I mean, i have sadhd

NemoPropheta

15:34

you could get accommodations for the schizoaffective disorder you clearly have

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