Sentencing
Sentence n Judgment pronounced by the court for a person who pled guilty or is found guilty
Guilty plea When you admit guilt n “I am guilty” n “I committed the crime” n
No Contest Defendant doesn’t plead guilty or not guilty n Defendant wont fight or contest the charges n No admission of guilt n For sentencing purposes its same as guilty plea n
Types of Sentence Determinate n Indeterminate n Concurrent n Consecutive n
Determinate Sentence Legislature has set the type and length of sentence for each crime n Judge has little or no discretion n
Indeterminate Sentence decision is left up to the judges n Minimum or maximum sentence may be set already and judge can make sentence fit into that time frame n
Concurrent Sentence may overlap with another sentence for a period of time n Can serve sentence for both at same time if convicted of more than one crime n
Consecutive Sentence for 2 nd offense begins after first sentence is finished n Continues until all sentences have been fulfilled n
PA levels of Punishment Death n Life in prison without parole n Prison sentence with parole n Intermediate punishment program (IPP) n Probation n Accelerated Rehab Disposition (ARD) n Fine n
Death Only in 1 st degree murder cases n Sentenced by the jury n Only time jury decides the punishment n
Life without parole n If jury cant agree on death penalty
Prison with parole After serving minimum amount of time, inmates could get early release or parole n Inmates on parole are strictly supervised by parole officers n If they violate parole, then they must return to prison to finish sentence n
parole n Serve out remainder of sentence outside of prison
IPP House arrest or electronic monitor device n Person Must pay costs of confinement n Allowed to work but otherwise cant leave their home n If break rules of program, they must go to prison to serve out sentence n
Probation In place of prison sentence n Released under supervision of probation officer n For a specified amount of time n Used for 1 st time offenders n
ARD For first time offenders only n Criminal record is erased after completing program n DUI cases, the record remains for 7 years n
Fine Monetary punishment n Can be combined with a prison sentence n
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