If he were left to decipher the mess of laws and charges himself, I'd agree that it is improper. But once charged you either get a lawyer or a federal public de

If he were left to decipher the mess of laws and charges himself, I'd agree that it is improper. But once charged you either get a lawyer or a federal public defender[1]. Even if the attorney didn't know if the stalking charges were going to stick, the lawyer would know the "440 years" isn't accurate. That number is the max for each charge, sentenced back to back to back to .... But the federal sentencing guidelines are very easy to understand. It is essentially a matrix where you look up different factors. Also, the sentences would run at the same time. So 1 charge or 44 wouldn't really make a difference. So he was realistically facing a few years and plead down to 6 months. Not as draconian as 440 years to six months huh? My wife got a speeding ticket on a highway in a federal park. It was a reckless driving misdemeanor charge because she was going 33 over the limit. Max sentencing is like 1 year and 10k dollars. We didn't even bother getting a lawyer because they pled down to regular speeding and a fine of 330 bucks. [1]State public defender quality varies, but the feds are very good.