When a person is charged with a criminal offense in Michigan, they typically have two options: litigate or negotiate. The majority of criminal cases don’t go to litigation or trial, but resolve with a plea of some sort (either a plea or sentence “bargain”). When a person decides to plead guilty to a criminal offense, Michigan Court Rules require that they verbally waive or give up certain Constitutional Rights. A person who enters a plea is giving up their right to a trial, their right to be presumed innocent, and their right to testify on their own behalf.
Learn more about criminal defense and if a plea bargain makes sense for you and your case here.
If you or someone you know has been charged with a crime in Washtenaw County or Southeastern Michigan, contact Dan Geherin, criminal defense attorney in Ann Arbor today to answer your legal questions. (734) 263-2780
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