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"A plea of ignorance is not an acceptable defense, " read the announcement.
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Putin stated his plea again for a 3% of GDP increase in defense spending in the Russia 2020 federal budget.
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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.
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And if their opening arguments are indicative of the strength of their defense, Lay and Skilling should cop a plea bargain.
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Judge Kenneth Karas said that in the plea agreement, the defense and prosecution agreed that federal guidelines call for a sentence of 12 to 18 months.
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Actually, he first claimed the killing was in self-defense (his father was 83), but later changed that plea to one of Red-Bull-induced temporary insanity.
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"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.
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The judge entered a not guilty plea on Holmes' behalf but said the defense could ask to change that to not guilty by reason of insanity if Holmes chooses.
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