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antigone382

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9. Make sure he insists on a jury trial

Reply to cpamomfromtexas (Original post)

Mon Jul 2, 2012, 02:43 PM

Jul 2012

Make it clear that under no circumstances will he accept any type of plea bargain. Jury trials are expensive and take a long time to set up. They will try to convince him to plea, and he will have to wait a long time and probably undergo multiple psych evaluations, etc., but tell him to keep insisting that he will not plead guilty to anything but wants a trial by jury.

Well, OK, check out local context. All I'm saying is that in a similar small southern town, this worked for a friend of mine in a similar, trumped up situation. It was helped by the fact that he had several witnesses to the event (including myself).

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My friend is poor and he is in jail. Please read and send your comments [View all] cpamomfromtexas Jun 2012 OP

Experience is a great teacher. Zalatix Jun 2012 #1

Working link here: NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #2

I, too, need the summarized version qanda Jun 2012 #3

same here n/t maddezmom Jun 2012 #4

Okay. Chan790 Jun 2012 #5

Concise summary but one dimensional cpamomfromtexas Jul 2012 #6

Unfortunately on the 1D. Chan790 Jul 2012 #7

Thank you for the input, we are working on this angle cpamomfromtexas Jul 2012 #8

Make sure he insists on a jury trial antigone382 Jul 2012 #9