DrPepper,
Good post. I've seen that video before but lost the link. Thanks for getting me the info again.
FYI - a friend who is also a criminal defense attorney told me exactly the same thing although he didn't give all the elaborate details that are in that video. He said that when...
Pekelo - you hit it right on the money. A plea bargain deal is no different than taking a stop loss in trading. Better to take a known and small loss now rather than risking a much bigger one by holding your position.
Unfortunately, "justice" (sic) doesn't end there. If you plead guilty to...
You are pointing out another unfortunate circumstance in our kangaroo court "justice" system. Whenever there is a jury trial, there is a strong bias for the prosecution and against the defendant. This bias has been demonstrated to exist and is well-known to any criminal defense attorney...
No Mr Gibbous, you are the crackup because it is quite obvious that you are very naive about how the US "Justice" (sic) system works.
If you want to learn what really happens in the vast majority of criminal prosecution cases, I suggest you buy yourself a copy of "The Tyranny of Good...
OK - some final comments here and then I'm going to butt out of this. I can see that Larry has posted some replies of his own and due to both his own personal style and desire to maintain some sense of civility, his comments are a bit reserved. I, on the other hand, have no need for such...
1Well, judging from the number of posts here, this is obviously a hot topic.
OK, let me give you my input. I probably know Larry a lot better than most or maybe all of the people posting here. I lived in San Diego for about 30 years and he moved into the area in the mid 80's. (I might...