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2009 Aberdeen Mayor's Court Schedule
January 6, 2009
January 20, 2009
February 3, 2009
February 17, 2009
March 3, 2009
March 17, 2009
April 7, 2009
April 21, 2009
May 5, 2009
May 19, 2009
June 2, 2009
June 16, 2009
July 7, 2009
July 21, 2009
August 4, 2009
August 18, 2009
September 1, 2009
September 15, 2009
October 6, 2009
October 20, 2009
November 3, 2009
November 17, 2009
December 1, 2009
December 15, 2009
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The court wants you to be aware of your basic rights:
- The law requires this
court to bring you to trial within thirty days of the date charged.
- You are entitled to be
informed of the nature of the charges filed against you; to read the affidavit or complaint filed against you, and if you
do not understand the nature of the charges, have them explained to you.
- You have the right to know the identity of the complainant.
- You have the right to be represented by counsel.
- You have the right to a trial by jury in certain cases. In this event, your case will be
transferred to the Brown County Municipal Court.
- You have the right to be informed of the extent of possible punishment if convicted.
You can
enter any one of three pleas:
GUILTY
NO CONTEST
NOT GUILTY
A plea of no contest
is not an admission of guilt, but is an admission of the truth of the facts stated in the affidavit. It is then for the
court to determine whether the admitted facts constitute the offense.
A
plea of not guilty should be entered if you dispute the facts stated in the affidavit or feel they do not constitute
the offense. A trial date will then be set.
If
you plead guilty, you will be given an opportunity to tell the court anything you feel may mitigate or lesson the sentence.
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