You are innocent until proven guilty; presumed not guilty until you take a plea of guilty or are sentenced as being guilty.
“What I always like to make sure juries understand is when we first get up there, my client's innocent. When the DA is questioning people, my client's innocent. When the DA is done, my client is still innocent. My client is innocent all the way until the jury walks back into the room and starts deliberations.”
“if they then deliberate during that process and determine that the facts have shown that they are guilty fine, then we have a guilty verdict, but up until that point the jury actually decides that they're guilty, my client is innocent the entire way through and the law backs that up.”
“when we first get up there, my client's innocent. When the DA is questioning people, my client's innocent. When the DA is done, my client is still innocent. My client is innocent all the way until the jury walks back into the room and starts deliberations.”
“But there's a number of reasons why you should not enter not guilty plea the first day you go to court. Number one, you don't have to. It's still America. You are still innocent until proven guilty. So, you are already considered not guilty when you go to court. Anytime you go in pre-sentencing, you are seen or you should be seen as not guilty because it is your right to be treated as not guilty because you have not been sentenced or taken a plea. So, you don't have to actually formally assert that you're not guilty. It is presumed under the US Constitution.”
“But you are presumed innocent until you either go to court and are convicted or you take a plea or you go to trial and are convicted. But you are presumed innocent. In other words, you are not guilty until you take a plea of guilty or are sentenced as being guilty. So you don't have to formally enter a not-uilty plea until you're ready to start that speedy trial clock.”
“it's your right, of course, to remain silent you don't have to testify you don't have to do anything in this case. And under the law, your attorney doesn't have to do anything either because you are presumed innocent until they actually prove you guilty, but if you have an attorney that's worth anything at all they're gonna be working real hard for you.”
Alexis explains: "But you are presumed innocent until you either go to court and are convicted or you take a plea or you go to trial and are convicted. But you are presumed innocent. In other words, you are not guilty until you take a plea of guilty or are sentenced as being guilty. So you don't have to formally enter a not-uilty plea until you're ready to start that speedy trial clock."
Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip ↗Alexis explains: "if they then deliberate during that process and determine that the facts have shown that they are guilty fine, then we have a guilty verdict, but up until that point the jury actually decides that they're guilty, my client is innocent the entire way through and the law backs that up."
Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip ↗Alexis explains: "it's your right, of course, to remain silent you don't have to testify you don't have to do anything in this case. And under the law, your attorney doesn't have to do anything either because you are presumed innocent until they actually prove you guilty, but if you have an attorney that's worth anything at all they're gonna be working real hard for you."
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Source · Read guide ↗Alexis explains: "What I always like to make sure juries understand is when we first get up there, my client's innocent. When the DA is questioning people, my client's innocent. When the DA is done, my client is still innocent. My client is innocent all the way until the jury walks back into the room and starts deliberations."
Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip ↗Alexis explains: "when we first get up there, my client's innocent. When the DA is questioning people, my client's innocent. When the DA is done, my client is still innocent. My client is innocent all the way until the jury walks back into the room and starts deliberations."
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