..from what i read---
..if she has changed her plea to "Guilty", i would think she'd have to allocute to the judge---in open court---and then we would get some answers as to what actually happened.
To "allocute" means to recite what you did when you committed a particular crime.
I'm certainly no lawyer, but from reading the NCGS, I see no reference to the defendant being required to allocute when accepting/taking a plea deal. Note, please, that I am not saying that the State of NC does not have it, but after researching the NC Statutes,I cannot find it referenced...IDK
I believe you are right. I hope she has to stand there and tell the truth if its in her. She still claims Zahra died in her sleep, according to her cousin and only visitor.
One of my favourite pictures of sweet Zahra. :rose:
LaurieJ, I don't get it...why haven't the Feds charged the "others" yet? If Adam tried to hit, with his car, BB because she owed them drug money, I would certainly believe he knew about the drugs and was "one of the others."
IMO some of the people who purchased drugs from them must have talked with the Feds. Maybe they will go back and implicate Adam also...maybe they hae already implicated Adam and he Feds were waiting to see what happened with the murder charges.
I don't believe for one minute Adam only smoked weed.
Adam had five counts of worthless checks, two counts of communicating threats, one count of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of failure to return rental property.
He said Adams family paid the money Adam owed for the worthless checks. Pearce said Adam hopes for a swift resolution with the other charges.
As far as the other charges, Adam does not intend on entering a plea of guilty to those charges, so we plan on having a trial.
How many years could he get if he was convicted on "assault with a deadly weapon"
How much time/years for the 2 counts of uttering threats?
How much time for the Catawba County charges about using someone else's name to obtain utilities?
Is there any punishment (other than deportation and his cute ankle bracelet) for being in the US illegally?
Wonder why his family recently left Giru and moved to Newcastle? Population of Giru is less than 400 people. Population of Newcastle is around 300,000. Are they trying to hide? Or are they going to try and hide Adam, IF he ever gets back to Australia?
I agree...bring on a trial.
How many years could he get if he was convicted on "assault with a deadly weapon"
§ 14‑32. Felonious assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflicting serious injury; punishments.
(a) Any person who assaults another person with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and inflicts serious injury shall be punished as a Class C felon.
(b) Any person who assaults another person with a deadly weapon and inflicts serious injury shall be punished as a Class E felon.
(c) Any person who assaults another person with a deadly weapon with intent to kill shall be punished as a Class E felon. [FONT=Times New (W1)](1919, c. 101; C.S., s. 4214; 1931, c. 145, s. 30; 1969, c. 602, s. 2; 1971, c. 765, s. 1, c. 1093, s. 12; 1973, c. 229, ss. 1‑3; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1, c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 1138; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)[/FONT]
Class C felony, mitigated, no points, is worth 44--58 months; Class E felony, mitigated, no points is worth 20--25 months -- but the Statute reads, "any person who assaults" so it sounds to me like the assault would have had to be actually committed. So, this may not apply. IDK.
How much time/years for the 2 counts of uttering threats?
§ 14‑277.1. Communicating threats.
(a) A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if without lawful authority:
(1) He willfully threatens to physically injure the person or that person's child, sibling, spouse, or dependent or willfully threatens to damage the property of another;
(2) The threat is communicated to the other person, orally, in writing, or by any other means;
(3) The threat is made in a manner and under circumstances which would cause a reasonable person to believe that the threat is likely to be carried out; and
(4) The person threatened believes that the threat will be carried out.
(b) A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. [FONT=Times New (W1)](1973, c. 1286, s. 11; 1993, c. 539, s. 172; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999‑262, s. 2.)[/FONT]
A class 1 Misdemeanor is probably worth probation or suspended sentence... no time, most likely...
How much time for the Catawba County charges about using someone else's name to obtain utilities?
Without the legal term used in the arrest, or the number (example: murder in the 1st or 2nd degree is "14.17" I cannot find it specifically. I looked under "fraud" and there were 405 references!!! Ack!
Is there any punishment (other than deportation and his cute ankle bracelet) for being in the US illegally?
Same problem as above...I used "illegal alien" and got nothing; then I used "alien" & got 93 references... Another Ack!!
Wonder why his family recently left Giru and moved to Newcastle? Population of Giru is less than 400 people. Population of Newcastle is around 300,000. Are they trying to hide? Or are they going to try and hide Adam, IF he ever gets back to Australia?
Looks like they're trying to "get lost," -- I agree! But if they are why would they state a specific town???? Or are they all a bit short on gray matter???:waitasec:
I agree...bring on a trial.