radical right
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The judge doesn't have that authority. All the government has to say is they agree with the plaintiff and a judgment would be entered.
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Judges have rejected guilty pleas from defendants. Entered a "not gulty" plea for them, and ordered a replacement of counsel. Judges don't just accept what is placed before them, they seek justice and truth.
Judge refuses guilty plea from workplace beheading suspect | Tulsa's 24-Hour News, Weather and Traffic
The suspect, 32-year-old Alton Nolen, said in May 2016 he wanted to plead guilty and be sentenced to death.
Nolen is charged in the 2014 beheading of 54-year-old Colleen Hufford at Vaughan Foods in Moore.
On Tuesday, Cleveland County District Judge Lori Walkley ruled she will not accept a guilty plea.
Judge Walkley instead ordered a jury trial after Nolen refused to speak to her during the hearing.
Results of a mental examination released last week showed that Nolen is competent to plea.
Prosecutors have said they’ll seek the death penalty.
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