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LOL you guys are all terrible at this.

1)of course he pled guilty, that had about a 99.9% chance of happening (there's a reason for those six continuances)


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i know nothing about defense strategy.

why were you so positive that he was going to plead?

i thought the DA were the ones that requested the continuances? to me, it looked like the prosecutor was foot dragging, which is good for the defendant right?

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because rich white collar defendants with good legal teams facing a federal trial with 15 year sentences do not ever actually go to trial. (except Enron - and then only because nobody was giving any plea deals to Enron execs.)

six continuances aren't foot dragging, they are 'we're negotiating the amount of prison time, if any'.