What does prosecuting someone mean? As well as pleading guilty?

Answer 1

A prosecutor collects the reports from the law enforcement agency. If the agency does not give enough, the case is sent back for further investigation. Often, we never here from the police again.
The standard for filing a case is belief that we can prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. If there is not enough, no filing. The fact is, almost 1/3 of all cases submitted to the DA are rejected. The average Deputy DA has to carry a trial case load of 30-45 files. Do you really think we have time to try and 'get um'?
Anyway, Prosecutor's work up the case, try and settle it, with exceptions in life in prison cases. If a plea agreement, which is a plead to lessor time, or a lessor crime, can not be worked out, then take the case to trial.
Pleading Guilty is admitting you are guilty. That is you committed a crime. You are accepting punishment for the crime.

Answer 2

Prosecuting basically means that a person is being charged with a crime. For instance a prosecuting attorney is an attorney who usually works for the local government and is in charge of carrying out the charge once a person has been arressted by law enforcement.
Pleading guilty is just that. You're stating that you are guilty of what you are being charged with.

Answer 3

I beg to differ, Public Defender. Prosecution means a lot more than just being charged with a crime. It starts when the police begin to suspect you, and continues with them and the DA investigating you, your family, your friends, workmates, etc. This may all happen without your knowledge, before you have been charged. You may be questioned heavily without being charged, because they are not going to charge you unless they are confident they can win a court case. If you weaken under questioning and confess to something you didn't do, you make the case for them.

People have even been investigated after being exonerated in court (found not guilty), because the police and the DA don't like to lose, or because they are convinced you are guilty and they think they can make a different charge stick.








EDIT: Oi, "AP" - use your own words, can't you!!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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He should plead guilty & take his punishment like a man, if he is being arraigned then this prosecution is not going to go away. Ok he didn't mean for you to get hurt, but you did. If there is ever a " next time " & he pushes you again, you might not be so lucky, you could fall hit your head & not get up, then he will be in real trouble. He needs to accept his punishment & perhaps get some anger management. If he makes some calls & seeks anger management off his own back, the courts will see he is making an effort to reform & may go lightly on him.

Answer 6

I beg to differ, Public Defender. Prosecution means a lot more than just being charged with a crime. It starts when the police begin to suspect you, and continues with them and the DA investigating you, your family, your friends, workmates, etc. This may all happen without your knowledge, before you have been charged. You may be questioned heavily without being charged, because they are not going to charge you unless they are confident they can win a court case. If you weaken under questioning and confess to something you didn't do, you make the case for them.

People have even been investigated after being exonerated in court (found not guilty), because the police and the DA don't like to lose, or because they are convinced you are guilty and they think they can make a different charge stick.

P.S. I am absolutely outraged that he who disagrees with Public Defender stole my answer!

Answer 7

Prosecuting someone = punishing someone because he committed a legal violation ( or criminal violation ),
Pleading guilty = It is prov en that the person did something wrong/violoation {People are prosecuted when they are proven guilty of doing the violation.}