What types of sentences do people face in Superior and Municipal Court?
Municipal Court sentences can include almost all of the same type of penalties handed down in the Superior Court, except that the terms/severity are generally lower at the Municipal Court level. Sentences imposed by Municipal Courts can include, but are not limited to: • incarceration • probation • monetary fines/penalties • orders to pay victims losses (restitution) • driving license suspensions and/or revocations. Is there the chance I may be able to plead guilty to some lesser charge if I do not want to actually have a trial? Yes, in both Superior and Municipal Court, there are some instances you or your attorney may be able to make an arrangement with the prosecutor whereby you will plead guilty to some lesser charge without a trial. Such an arrangement, known as a plea-bargain, can actually benefit both parties as the defendant may have an opportunity to plead to a charge that, for example, has no points, or lesser fines, and the prosecutor is spared the expense, in terms of his t
