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> At the time the prosecutors claimed that Swartz could’ve faced at most 7 years. From what I can find, "at the time" here means at the time of the plea bargai
by wtallis 6y ago
> At the time the prosecutors claimed that Swartz could’ve faced at most 7 years.
From what I can find, "at the time" here means at the time of the plea bargain offer, not at the time he was charged, or at the time they added more charges.
- ryanlol 6y agoAre you saying that the sentencing guidelines changed during the trial? Suggesting that Swartz was threatened with a 35-year sentence requires some extraordinary mental gymnastics.
- ionwake 6y agoI’m not from the US but I remember reading at the time that the max sentence was 50y
- javagram 6y agoNews articles and press releases from the DOJ often include a theoretical maximum sentence that is unconnected with how a judge will actually assign a sentence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Sentencing_Guidelines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Sentenci... A defendant with competent legal counsel (as Aaron Swartz had) would have been informed by them of the likely actual range of the sentence if found guilty.
- ryanlol 6y agoYes, that claim was repeated by many. Doesn’t make it true.