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Admonition For Plea of Guilty

Your Honor, John Doe wants to enter a plea of guilty to the charge of robbery, a violation of section _____ of the California Penal Code, a Felony. I told him that several constitutional rights will be given up if the Court accepts the plea, including:

Babala Kapag Ang Sagot Ay May Sala


Kagalang-galang na Hukom, nais magpatala
ng sagot na may sala si John Doe sa sakdal na
pagnanakaw, isang paglabag ng section ____
ng Kodigo Penal ng California, isang
Pinakamalaking Paglabag sa Batas. Sinabi ko sa
kanya na may mga ilang karapatan sa saligang
batas ang kanyang tatalikuran kapag
tinanggap ng Hukom ang kasagutan,
kasama ang:
First, his right to have a preliminary hearing before a magistrate to determine if a felony has been committed and there is sufficient cause to believe that he is the person who committed the offense, and to have his attorney cross-examine witnesses
Una, ang karapatan niya na magkaroon ng
paunang pagdinig sa harap ng isang
mahistrado upang alamin kung may naganap
na pinakamalaking paglabag sa batas at may
sapat na dahilan para maniwala na siya ang
taong gumawa ng paglabag, at para masulit-
tanong ng kanyang manananggol/abogado
ang mga saksi.

MGA SALITANG BALBAL, Slang Words

(From Diksyunaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Sentinyal Edisyon, 1998)
Printed with Permission from the Komisyon Sa Wikang Filipino. Suggested translations are in parentheses.
Abnoy – baliw, alanganin (insane, crazy)
Adidas – paa ng manok (chicken feet)
Alat – pulis (police officer)
Astig – Tigasin, siga (tough)
Atat – gustung-gusto; ibig na ibig (to want very much)
Atik, datung, bala, bread, bala, carmona, dais, tong – pera, salapi (money,cash)
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