Tibor Varganyi Plea - Engineering News-Record

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10<strong>Plea</strong>1a trial if you want a trial?2THE DEFENDANT:Yes, I understand.3THE COURT:At that trial it would be the456district attorney's burden as I mentioned to proveyour guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.Do you understand that?7THE DEFENDANT:I understand.89101112131415161718192021THE COURT: Okay. So, at a criminaltrial you have certain rights that you do not havE,that is you give up, when you plead guilty.It's important for me to know that youunderstand these rights, so I have to mention themfor the record.The first right would be the right to atrial by jury.I understand that as it presently standsit may be your lawyer's intention to give up or theco-defendant's intention to give up that right andtry the case before a judge; but if you wanted toyou have the right to have twelve jurors determinewhether you were guilty or not guilty, and their222324verdict would have to be unanimous.twelve would have to agree.Do you understand?That means all25THE DEFENDANT:DDMI understand.
111<strong>Plea</strong>THE COURT:Also at a criminal trial23456everything happens in open court, so when thewitnesses testify your lawyers would have thechance to ask them questions to try to prove thatthey are not worthy of belief.That's called cross-examination or7confrontation of witnesses.You see them testify.89Your lawyer has a right to question them.Do you understand that?10THE DEFENDANT:Yes.11THE COURT:At a criminal trial you have1213the right to testify if you want.You can put on a defense.You can call14witnesses, and you can testify if you want to, but1516you don't have to.silent.You have the right to remain171819So, at a criminal trial they have toprove your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.You can decide whether you testify or20don't testify.If you determine not to testify,2122232425then you have that right.You have the right to remain silent andnot testify, and the People still have to proveyour guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.Do you understand that?DDM
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