Nothing earth shattering happens at the pre-trial meeting between the prosecutor and the defense. Usually it is a meeting to help the judge manage the trial.

They may discuss who will be called as witnesses, the evidence presented, and some of the procedures at trial. The judge may also ask the two opposing sides if they have worked out a plea yet. They will likely discuss some pre-trial motions.

The meeting probably will be relatively short and your BF will not be directly involved. There will be no witnesses or testimony involved.

rewdiazepam

Will they offer him another plea deal? And if this is 1st time ever getting a charge like this... have u heard of ppl get such a harsh term ?

So your BF had consensual sex with a 16 year old young lady and the best plea deal they offered was for 35 years??? If this was truly consensual with no violence---plain old vanilla sex---between your BF and a 16 year old girl, then yes, a plea offer of 35 years is ridiculous. And he is a first time offender???

Were there any marks or bruises on this young lady?? Is she willing to testify?? I don’t know the details of the case, but I would think any defense attorney should be able to get a better offer. Thirty-five years is ridiculous for consensual sex with a 16 year old by a first time offender.

How old is your boyfriend??

No, I have never heard of a 35 year term under the circumstances you mentioned.

rewdiazepam

He is 30. And no it was not violence assault. Nothing forced and idk if she is going to testify. And he does have a felony from a fight with another male when he was 23

But he did his time and has been out of trouble for 9 yrs. We don't have money for a lawyer he has a p.of

He is in a small town in texas

If the prosecutor is offering a 35 year plea bargain, then he must feel he has an ironclad case for a conviction. With a 35 year plea offer, he does not care if your guy goes to trial as he is sure he can win.

But if he goes to trial the DA will try him on both counts. If this is a simple consensual crime between two people in a relationship, with no violence, or any extenuating circumstances, then a lot of juries would hesitate to give him 35 years. But, of course, he is in Texas, so I am not sure.

I think there must be more to this case than you know for the prosecutor to be playing so hardball.

If a DA did not have a good case and did not really want to go to trial, he would be offering a sweetheart of a deal---something like probation or five years in prison----in an attempt to entice your guy to plea. In that case he does not want to go to trial as he thinks he does not have a really strong case, so he hope to get a conviction with a plea.

rewdiazepam

It was a one night stand. And and he did admit to sleeping with her

If it was a one night stand, how can he have two counts?

rewdiazepam

Idk they said he touched her boobs in Feb but he lived in another state