Posted on 04/07/2023 4:24:48 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
“Throw her in the cell NEXT to him”, NO!
Throw her into the cell WITH him!
The point of a plea deal is the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge to avoid the chance of being found guilty of all charges.
The prosecution offers a plea deal to avoid the chance of the jury returning “not guilty” on all charges and him walking.
What the judge did was negate any incentive for future defendants to take a plea deal. If you get the max anyway you might as well go to trial
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