"fair plea" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a reasonable or just argument or request made by someone. You can use it in any context where someone presents a defense or justification for their actions. Example: "The lawyer made a fair plea on behalf of his client, arguing that the evidence against her was circumstantial."
As part of the D.A. office, Ferraro worked long hours, and gained a reputation for being a tough prosecutor but fair in plea negotiations.
But now fair comprehensive immigration reform the kind that would be a boon to America's economy and a response to a humanitarian plea will have to remain in the ether.
Mr. Zugibe said the sentence was fair, noting that the plea meant the young victims would not have to testify at a trial.
Somewhat worryingly, the court questioned, in relation to a statement that mixed fact and comment, how often any value was added to a defendant's case by the addition of a plea of fair comment.
In a court filing last week, Halliburton and prosecutors said their plea agreement imposes "fair, just, and appropriate corporate punishment" and reflects the company's "full, truthful and ongoing cooperation" with the government's spill probe.
"We respectfully do not believe that the plea arrangement is fair, reasonable or in the interest of justice as it relates to us as victims or to society as a whole," they said.
Surely, the news of Mullah Saqib's remarks will be disheartening, although he did precede his most severe statements with a plea for fair-mindedness.
Vaughan Smith, speaking at the Rory Peck awards in London on Thursday, made an impassioned plea for fairer treatment from broadcasters and for news organisations to stop passing off work supplied by freelance camera operators as their own.
PennyMac turned a deaf ear to their pleas for fair and equitable treatment and after playing the now-you-see-it-now-you-don't modification game (Sherry alleges PennyMac was never serious about settling) they went straight for the foreclosure jugular.
Mr. Myers, Mr. David's lawyer, said he thought the plea "was a fair resolution".
