> The prosecutors office was working to pile on even more charges for a theoretical max of 50 years The theoretical maximum is utterly irrelevant. > guarantee

> The prosecutors office was working to pile on even more charges for a theoretical max of 50 years The theoretical maximum is utterly irrelevant. > guaranteeing him years in jail if he did not accept So you acknowledge that he definitely did violate the law, no? Sounds like the prosecutor was very generous with their plea deal offers. “According to Swartz’s lawyers, the prosecutors in the case offered two different pleas. First, they would agree to a sentence of four months if Swartz agreed to plead guilty to the felonies. And second, they could agree to a deal in which Swartz agreed to plead guilty, the government would argue for a 6 month sentence, and Swartz could argue for a lesser sentence (presumably including probation). In all likelihood, the judge would have then sentenced Swartz to 4 months under the 1st plea and whatever the judge thought appropriate, up to 6 months, under the second plea.”