In the end, Father Moore was guilty. But the jury recommended a sentence of time served and he was free to go.
...Huh?
2006-08-24 08:14:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Time served simply means you're given credit for time already spent in jail prior to the trial.
2006-08-24 08:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by brainstorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During a trial, a defendant may spend some amount of time in jail before a sentence is rendered. Especially, if they don't get out on bail.
So, for example, let's say the proceedings took one year, from arraignment to sentencing. And during that year, the person was in jail because they couldn't afford bail, or bail was denied.
At the end of the trial, the person is sentenced to one year in prison. The judge can say that the one-year already served (spent in jail) is credited towards their sentence.
So, the sentence is "one year, time already served".
2006-08-24 15:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They thought the Father was guilty /negligent of Emily's death, based on the evidence. They recommended that the sentence be the time that he had already served during the trial. Hope this clarifies it for you. I liked the movie.
You can agree with the law based on evidence, but still have leniency.
2006-08-24 15:20:52 · answer #3 · answered by Michele D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sentenced to serve the time that has already been spent in jail awaiting and during the trial. In other words, out!
2006-08-24 15:20:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
since the movie starts, Father Moore is in prison, during the trial, that is longer than a day.
Time served means that the time he spent in jail alredy, during the trial, was how long he stayed there
2006-08-24 15:20:48 · answer #5 · answered by Chiquita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time served means that how long Father Moore was in jail during the trial is all the time he is charged.
( what he got is what was already served...he already paid his time.)
2006-08-24 15:22:33 · answer #6 · answered by briski_2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This means that maybe they decided that he should be in jail for a month but he had already been in jail for a month awaiting trial so they just have him the "time served" that he already did and let him go.
2006-08-24 15:36:11 · answer #7 · answered by Vero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They mean that they thought that the time he had already spent in jail during the trial was adiquit punishment. So, his sentence was the time he had already served.
2006-08-24 15:21:09 · answer #8 · answered by robbet03 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋