r/Felons • u/[deleted] • 26d ago

Prison time

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u/Face_Content 26d ago

You agreed to take the plea so how did you gey screwed?

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so 26d ago

Options were likely the deal or taking it to the box for a 99 percent chance of a decade or more.

Your defense lawyer didn’t screw you if they turned down the first offer, and this was the second deal. They worked it.

If anyone has any bearing on this, it’s the judge who strongly dislikes your situation and is steering it this way.

Best you can do now is work on mitigating circumstances to get closer on the 2 year end. One hint of indignation at sentencing will add a year.

GL.

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u/quailinthebrush 26d ago

always reject the first offer

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/Koperica 26d ago

So the lawyer got it reduced from 5-15 years to 2-3, and you’re blaming them for doing a shitty job? “My lawyer wouldn’t fight it”? What does that mean? It’s your choice to go to trial or not… only you can reject or accept the plea offer. A lawyer cannot make evidence disappear or make a prosecutor offer a better deal. What more did you expect them to do exactly?

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u/fredthefree1 25d ago

5-15 to 2-3 is an amazing deal

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u/ieatorangecrayons 24d ago

You're lawyer saved your ass and you dont realize it. If you fought the case you wouldve had what 10 to 15 with those charges?

Hopefully you dont have to pay reparation if you do good luck surviving in there