a 5K motion

Arabic translation: إستدعاء مقدم للمحكمة

11:33 Jan 7, 2006
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Law/Patents - Law (general) / sentencing
English term or phrase: a 5K motion
Defendant's counsel received a 5K Motion for Downward Departure on September 8, 1997. The motion calls for a Downward Departure to an offense level 11. Unfortunately, the Downward Departure recommends that he serves 8-11 months in prison.
Ahmad Saadah
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Arabic translation:إستدعاء مقدم للمحكمة
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Zeinab Asfour
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Local time: 19:21
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4 +1طلب أمر قضائي بتخفيف العقوبة لمتهم قدم مساعدة "مادية" في قضية جنائية أخرى ما أخرى
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
5طلب استئناف حكم قابل للتعديل وليس التخفيف
Ashraf Sada
3إستدعاء مقدم للمحكمة
Zeinab Asfour


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a 5k motion
إستدعاء مقدم للمحكمة


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Zeinab Asfour
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a 5k motion
طلب أمر قضائي بتخفيف العقوبة لمتهم قدم مساعدة "مادية" في قضية جنائية أخرى ما أخرى


Explanation:
هذا عادة يموجب Of course, there's a way out of this. You can cut your sentence at least in half by cooperating. This means providing the government with “substantial assistance” in the prosecution of another. You can trade your cage for someone else's. We call it a “5K” motion, after the section of the United States Sentencing Guidelines which creates it.
والأسم أتى من رقم الفصل الذي يحتويه دليل إرشادات تحديد العقوبة في الولايات المتحدة


    Reference: http://www.potbust.com/oh-canada.htm
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
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a 5k motion
طلب استئناف حكم قابل للتعديل وليس التخفيف


Explanation:
طلب استئناف حكم قابل للتعديل وليس التخفيف اما لوجود علاقة تعاون مع الجهات الحكومية او لعدم وضوح الحد الادنى لعقوبة التهمة المحكوم بناء عليها

Ashraf Sada
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