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We believe Mr. Kushner should serve the entire sentence that he agreed to in his plea agreement.

Michael Drewniak

As this is their right in line with the criminal code of the country, the court has recorded their decision of choice as a plea of not guilty.

Adil Ahmed

No plea bargains would have been made on the sex case.

Patrick Campanelli

None of us truly believe that Mark ever told the truth, which was part of the plea bargain. We got conned again.

Don Bell

I believe the allegations in the New York indictment mirror those made in the old Gold Club case, and Mr. Kaplan's plea agreement in the Gold Club case prohibits these charges from being prosecuted against him by the federal government.

Steve Sadow

These kind of charges are devastating. Even when you're (only charged and not convicted), 90 percent of people will believe you did it. But we turned down all the plea agreements so that they could tell a jury they were innocent.

Phil Wilson

We're very comfortable with the terms of the plea bargain. We believe the DA has taken an appropriate response to Mr. Berg's actions. Natalie just wants to put this behind her.

Charles Feldman

I had to make a plea for help, I just had to ask somebody to please look for these young men.

Anna Lee

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

William Pitt

On behalf of the defendant, we're entering a plea of not guilty to all charges on both indictments.

Jerry Simmons

We will enter a plea of not guilty and deny the special circumstance allegations.

Stephen Munkelt

I think what happened unfortunately is there is no policy in the U.S. government to allow these scientists to come to the U.S.. ... There is no plea-bargain policy.

David Albright

The plea agreement was extensive and is clear. Mr. Rasch and I discussed it thoroughly, and it's my understanding that he had a clear understanding of the contents of the agreement.

John Rogers

A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.

Irvin S. Cobb

We're hopeful the governor will hear our plea and act in a way that shows the quality of mercy.

William Keeler

There was a plea that was offered to us by the D.A., and we rejected it.

Jim Ecker

That's going to be the focus -- to come up with a plea agreement. . . . We're going to try to work out a [deal] and ask for some time to get that done.

Jeff Steinback

I think it was expected. We knew it was going to be a difficult case. That's why I urged my client to take the plea bargain.

Brian Donohue

It was a very pro forma hearing, just the formal entry of his not guilty plea.

Neal Sonnett

There's an inherent outward appearance of unfairness and duress when a motorist is forced to plea bargain with the very same officer who stands as his or her accuser. That's the motivation.

Glenn Valle

For the 100 victims, and for all the ones that are burnt and scarred and everything else, they deserve much more than this - not a plea bargain. This is absolutely wrong.

Diane Mattera

All plea negotiations are off and we are just going to set it out for further proceedings. We will address the case on appeal once the (new) case proceeds a bit.

Matt Lloyd

We felt that in light of the guilty plea that the integrity of the gift had been compromised.

George Hood

He has entered a resounding plea of not guilty.

Louis Busico

I'm really happy that Lionel and his mom have reunited in their belief that he should enter a 'guilty best interest plea' [guilty to second degree murder].

Richard Rosenbaum

It's a possibility. This is a conditional plea.

Christian Spies

The court denied our petition (to throw the case out because the statute of limitations had expired), so it was a trial or a plea.

Martin Hernandez

The plea agreement is a very good compromise.

James Donahue

A written plea of not guilty is what we anticipate.

Randall Mcgruther

This was our O.J. Simpson case. Everybody questioned - was he a forger or not? Was he a murderer or not? In the plea, he had to come out and say he was guilty of the forgeries and the murders.

Bob Stott

At the plea hearing, she entered a plea of guilty and made no indication of her innocence.

Justice Marla Luckert

Plea bargain to begin with for killing two people and getting probation.

Bruce Nelson

With today's guilty plea, ... we have held Dr. Knox accountable for his crimes and put him out of business.

John Brownlee

With the exception a few individuals, most of the defendants prefer to remain silent when asked to enter plea of guilty or not guilty.

Adil Ahmed

I would've liked to have heard something out of his mouth. Yes, anything. A plea for his life or just his opinion on what went on over the last two years.

Greg Beratlis

The state refused to offer any plea in this case and obviously they should have.

Dan Cooper

I don't think there is any chance in hell that there will be a guilty plea.

Bill Cotter

Has been helping the Jewish people and Israel for many, many years in humanitarian causes, and helping with all he can do, not only his money, also with his connections when they were necessary. And what he was asking for was the help to support his plea for pardon so he could visit his daughter's grave, he could visit his father's grave, he could visit his family in New York.

Marc Rich

I think the plea is falling on deaf ears.

Don Mckinnon

This is a plea to the young people out there. We need young people to get involved in this organization.

Don Cook

This is not a plea bargain case, ... There is not a deal going to be made here. He'll either be found guilty or not guilty. One or the other. He will go to trial.

Michael Sherman

This plea was not entered lightly.

John Coniglio

One hundred percent of the time, no plea bargain, no bail, you're going to the penitentiary -- that will change the atmosphere in this culture of violence the president talks about.

Wayne Lapierre

I don't think there is any chance in hell that there will be a guilty plea. I can't tell you about (everybody), but my client's case is either going to be dismissed by the D.A. or go to trial.

Bill Cotter

Why did Causey enter a plea so close to the trial? The reality of it, the unavoidability of it, finally hit him.

David Gourevitch

I would not have agreed to the plea bargain had I known about the double jeopardy prohibition.

Paul Phillips

Obviously a plea bargain isn't an option, as long as there's nothing on the table to address the mental health issues that are so apparent with Andrea. Given that, the only other option is to go to trial. I don't believe there will be any meaningful negotiations in this matter short of going before a jury.

George Parnham

As a result of the plea agreement, we lost that jeopardy.

James Donahue

The defense attorneys have a well founded fear, especially considering how the government has handled this up until now, that Wen Ho Lee is going to go home, they're going to debrief him, then the government is going to run into court and say 'We don't think he's been truthful, he's violated the plea agreement' and throw him back in jail.

Dr. Jeffrey Harris

All I can say is it's a decision the judge has to make as to whether he understands all the consequences of the plea.

Chuck Morton

The plea agreement in this case accurately reflects the totality of the circumstances surrounding the conduct and severity of the case.

Alicia Valle

We'll be announcing that we have a plea agreement.

Neal Sonnett

You wish to change your plea?

Theodore Kaczynski

We don't have a signed plea agreement yet. It is certainly going that way, but it is not totally done yet.

Joseph Conway

I don't think this is a case my client wanted to try. He wanted to put it behind him. From the beginning, we have pursued a plea arrangement.

Mark Kaplan

We would consider something short of a guilty plea in court that would demonstrate an acceptance of responsibility.

Stanley Brand

The plea that will be entered next Thursday will be 'not guilty'.

Andrew Patel

Although we have received many calls expressing concerns and anger about this incident, we have not received any calls which will allow us to assist in resolving this case. We are extending our plea for information and help to our Duke family, who are also part of our community.

David Addison

Mr. Milosevic, I asked you a question. Do you wish to enter a plea today or are you asking for adjournment to consider the matter further?

Richard May

We've made a plea with him to not just be concerned but to move forward with conviction in opposing expanded gambling and we're hopeful that that will be the case.

Paul Chitwood

We knew it was going to be a tough case, that's why I urged my client to take a plea bargain. Off the top of my head, I don't think he has any complaints, the jury was out for 8 or 9 hours.

Brian Donohue

This plea is Step One in the vindication process. The lawsuit is Step Two.

Rosemarie Arnold

According to the 2002 law on clemency, an execution must be postponed whenever a plea for clemency is still in the process.

Roy Rening

We don't want any more plea bargains. The D.A.'s office went against our will and made those plea bargains.

Kathy Morgan

We don't even know if a guilty plea is going to be accepted by the judge on Friday.

Frank Dunham

My plea to my Palestinian friends is just a simple plea, ... Don't do anything on May 4 because all hell will break loose and all your achievements will go down the drain.

Tom Lantos

He just decided to withdraw his guilty plea and proceed with a jury on the guilt phase of the case.

James Depasquale

Mr Huntley is fit to enter a plea and to stand trial.

Christopher Clark

I anticipate he will live up to his end of the plea agreement.

Peter Strianse

This is not what I want to do, this is not the plea that I want to enter. I want to enter a not guilty plea.

Zacarias Moussaoui

It is an initial appearance and plea hearing. This is when we will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. Certainly conversations are taking place, so we can sharpen or focus on which options we shall select.

Elbert Guillory

I'll make a plea offer to him. He can take it. If he doesn't, then there might be more grand jury investigation.

Eddie Montgomery

A guilty plea is a guilty plea the way I look at it, ... He is found guilty legally. There is no difference. He is a convicted felon at this point. He is out of office. I'm OK with it.

Eddie Montgomery