Northwestern law review - may refer to: Northwestern University Law Review Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy Journal of Criminal Law Criminology This disambiguation page lists articles associated with… … WikipediaĬonfrontation - I (act of setting face to face) noun act of facing, approach, audience, colloquy, coming together, conference, consultation, dialogue, discussion, encounter, engagement, interview, meeting, parley, rencounter associated concepts: right of… … Law dictionaryĬommunication - com
Northwestern University Law Review - Discipline Law Language English … Wikipedia Marburg Colloquy - Marburg Colloquy, a colored woodcut, 1557 The Marburg Colloquy was a meeting at Marburg Castle, Marburg, Hesse, Germany which attempted to solve a dispute between Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli over the Real Presence of Christ in the Lord s… … Wikipedia Although the Colloquy appears as an online… … Wikipedia Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy - The Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy is a scholarly legal journal that is the online companion to the Northwestern University Law Review located at the Northwestern University School of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionaryĬolloquy - (from Latin colloquium: con + loqui ) meaning discussion or conversation may refer to the following: Colloquy (religious), a meeting to settle differences of doctrine or dogma Colloquy (company), a loyalty marketing company… … Wikipedia to ascertain the defendant s understanding of his or her rights and of the court proceedings Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
avoiding incarceration, a more serious charge/convicton). 2)Provided accused intelligently concludes on an open record that a plea is in her/his best interest. In the United States, that includes describing the rights guaranteed by the 5th and 6th Amendments as well as a caution that non-citizens who are convicted of crimes risk expulsion from the country.Ī Defendant who denies guilt may still "plead down" (lesser offense than accusation) but: 1) Provided Court allows it. Defendant needs to understand the charges against him, the penalties that he will face, and his rights before entering into a guilty plea. In criminal court, a colloquy is an investigation within a defendant's plea to reassure that the plea was given knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently.
The term can be applied to the conversation that takes place when a defendant enters into a plea bargain and the judge is supposed to verify that the defendant understands that they are waiving their right to a jury trial. Conversations among the judge and lawyers (as opposed to testimony under oath) are colloquys. In law, a colloquy is a routine, highly formalized conversation.