Legal Question in Criminal Law in Arizona

Guilty plea not accepted?

Can the prosecutor not accept someones plea of guilty and if so, why would they do that?


Asked on 10/21/06, 6:30 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: Guilty plea not accepted?

The prosecutor has nothing to say about a guilty plea. That's between the defendant and the court. No one cares what the prosecutor thinks. On the other hand, if the prosecutor has been presented a plea bargain and he rejects the guilty plea because of conditions attached, that is his right and means he did it because he didn't like the deal.

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Answered on 10/22/06, 9:27 am


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