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We often discuss whether a defendant should demand a jury trial or accept a plea bargain negotiated with the prosecutor.
That is an individual choice----and it depends on the evidence against the defendant----- but rolling the dice and going to trial can result in sentences so lengthy that the defendant will never see the free world again.
If the defendant exercises his right to a jury trial, the DA will try the defendant on as many counts as he can. Most of them may stick, although some of them may be thrown out. If found guilty---which is very likely---- the judge may run the charges consecutively.
Here are some examples of offenders who gambled, went to trial in Oklahoma and were found guilty.
http://tinyurl.com/ocgaarr
The link below takes you to the Oklahoma DOC site. You can see Darron Anderson's profile. Look at all his charges. With good time credits he will be released in the year 9077.
http://tinyurl.com/cetnz87
The link below is the sentence the jury gave to Darron's partner in crime. He will be released in the year 9776.
http://tinyurl.com/pvsndva
Together they received 32,500 years.
These are extreme examples, so here is one not so absurd. This offender went to trial, they stacked the charges, and he received 70 years. He went to prison in 1993 and still has not been released.
http://tinyurl.com/pqbr5ft
Darron and Ricky were both in prison at the same prison I was at. Ricky was a tutor so I worked close to him and Darron taught GED classes.
Going to trial for a sex offense when there are multiple counts can ruin a person's life.
Just something for everyone to consider.
rewdiazepam
PS Darron could have pled for 20 years but turned it down.
That is an individual choice----and it depends on the evidence against the defendant----- but rolling the dice and going to trial can result in sentences so lengthy that the defendant will never see the free world again.
If the defendant exercises his right to a jury trial, the DA will try the defendant on as many counts as he can. Most of them may stick, although some of them may be thrown out. If found guilty---which is very likely---- the judge may run the charges consecutively.
Here are some examples of offenders who gambled, went to trial in Oklahoma and were found guilty.
http://tinyurl.com/ocgaarr
The link below takes you to the Oklahoma DOC site. You can see Darron Anderson's profile. Look at all his charges. With good time credits he will be released in the year 9077.
http://tinyurl.com/cetnz87
The link below is the sentence the jury gave to Darron's partner in crime. He will be released in the year 9776.
http://tinyurl.com/pvsndva
Together they received 32,500 years.
These are extreme examples, so here is one not so absurd. This offender went to trial, they stacked the charges, and he received 70 years. He went to prison in 1993 and still has not been released.
http://tinyurl.com/pqbr5ft
Darron and Ricky were both in prison at the same prison I was at. Ricky was a tutor so I worked close to him and Darron taught GED classes.
Going to trial for a sex offense when there are multiple counts can ruin a person's life.
Just something for everyone to consider.
rewdiazepam
PS Darron could have pled for 20 years but turned it down.
frogpond1
Wondering if there is any rsol for the RI/ct area?
ThoughtAsWeak
I don't know Frog. I would contact the National RSOL group to find out. You can also contact WAR or the ACLU if there isn't anyone representing your state from RSOL.
Kali1970
Unfortunately, no one on the outside understands that just because you plea guilty to a crime, doesn't mean you really are!!! Sometimes it just means you are SMART!
Nakohichi
Sam66 .. yup, if you have cp on your computer and don't report it, it's a crime. But if you report it you're basically turning yourself in. It's a no win.
frogpond1
I feel like the whole plea process is a game of poker. What "tells" are there, who blinks first etc? With my case we know certain things that I don't think the prosecutor knows we know which if played correctly could force his hand into dismissal. We'll see who blinks first....
tibaker
in Ks when you say you want a speedy trial they just lock you up and say that you have no right to objeck to the charges .
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