Can I Change My Plea? Reversing Laws NSW
If you are charged with a criminal offence, you will be required to indicate a plea where you state that you either accept the charges (guilty) or you wish to defend yourself against them (not guilty). A plea is usually...
What is a guilty plea discount?
When you are charged with a criminal offence, you are given the option of pleading ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’. Pleading guilty means that you accept the charges against you, and admit to the offence. If you plead not guilty, your...
Reversing a Guilty Plea
I am often contacted by both unrepresented and represented defendants who have pleaded ‘guilty’ in the Local Court but, for good reasons, wish to change their pleas to ‘not guilty’ before their matters are finalised. This article summarises the law...
Can I Change My Plea? Reversing Laws NSW
If you are charged with a criminal offence, you will be required to indicate a plea where you state that you either accept the charges (guilty) or you wish to defend yourself against them (not guilty). A plea is usually...
What is a guilty plea discount?
When you are charged with a criminal offence, you are given the option of pleading ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’. Pleading guilty means that you accept the charges against you, and admit to the offence. If you plead not guilty, your...
Reversing a Guilty Plea
I am often contacted by both unrepresented and represented defendants who have pleaded ‘guilty’ in the Local Court but, for good reasons, wish to change their pleas to ‘not guilty’ before their matters are finalised. This article summarises the law...