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> If a prosecutor offers you a really good plea bargain (i.e., 6 months on a charge that carries a max penalty of 35 years), you always go to trial. A generous
by mscarborough 14y ago
> If a prosecutor offers you a really good plea bargain (i.e., 6 months on a charge that carries a max penalty of 35 years), you always go to trial. A generous plea bargain means that the prosecutor has a weak case.
No kidding. I've been in court before for a victimless crime, and while the max sentence wasn't much compared to 6 months (much less 35 years)--just swallow your pride, plead guilty and move on if you give a shit about your life.
- btilly 14y agoYou seem to have completely misinterpreted what rprasad said. That said before saying you accept a 6 month plea bargain, you should read http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2013/01/towards-learning-losing-aaron-swartz-part-2 http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2013/01/towards-learning-l... which among other things explains why Aaron could have accepted that and still wound up with years in prison.