Republican Senator pleads guilty to lewd conduct in a men's room

[adios]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
.... Spending 12 months in jail is sometimes easier than spending $40K in legal bills. ....

[/ QUOTE ]


There's a lot of truth IMO to the fact that copping to a lesser charge is often influenced by the expense of mounting a defense. I have my doubts in the Craig case but maybe. Hadn't considered that.

[/ QUOTE ]

Some lawyer looking for some publicity probably would have done the case pro bono anyway; or similarly, some special interest group, or his political allies, would probably have been more than happy to help him raise money for his legal fees or provide counsel if he was actually innocent and decided to fight the charges.

[/ QUOTE ]

Here's what I wrote to which you responded:

[ QUOTE ]
There's a lot of truth IMO to the fact that copping to a lesser charge is often influenced by the expense of mounting a defense. I have my doubts in the Craig case but maybe. Hadn't considered that.

[/ QUOTE ]

Which means cost of a lawyer is probably not the reason Craig copped to the charge he did. Surprised you missed what I wrote, just thought I'd add the bolding to make it more readable and clear to you.