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In reply to the discussion: Judge demands answers after Jan. 6 defendant recants guilt [View all]jmowreader
(52,839 posts)5. DU attorneys, this question is for you
Im thinking here that the defendant made a plea bargain in which he would express remorse and plead guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence - say, twenty months rather than the ten thousand months these people all deserve. Well
240 months because sentencing someone to 833 years in prison might be unconstitutional.
Now that hes admitted no remorse and basically said he pled guilty with his fingers crossed behind his back, they have to revoke their acceptance of his guilty plea so they can take him back to trial, let a jury find him guilty and then give him his 240 months.
Would this be correct?
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Judge demands answers after Jan. 6 defendant recants guilt [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Feb 2023
OP
That's not a defense at all. What matters is that he was under oath when he pled guilty.
Ocelot II
Feb 2023
#26
Hopefully it will teach a lesson to the other blowhard chest thumpers being charged
SouthernDem4ever
Feb 2023
#27
not an attorney but know a little bit and yes that's what he just did to himself. Blew his deal
ZonkerHarris
Feb 2023
#14
Not an attorney, but I don't mind reading through the federal sentencing guidelines
GregariousGroundhog
Feb 2023
#44
Well. Whatever your deal was, you can kiss it goodbye. He should also be charged with lying
onecaliberal
Feb 2023
#16
I've always understood that once a judge accepts a plea deal, it can't be revoked after the fact
Mr. Ected
Feb 2023
#18
The judge can reverse the plea deal if you lie (commit perjury) in order to obtain a plea deal.
bluesbassman
Feb 2023
#20
These guys never seem to "Find Out" quite as much as they ought to when they "Fuck Around"
RockRaven
Feb 2023
#34