[Political Junkie Too]

Okaaay...

It all seems moot at this point to me. Once convicted, lack of forthrightness and/or cooperation is probably worse on the person than contrition.

But heck, if the convicted wants to go from cooperating during trial to not cooperating during sentencing, more power to him.

-PJ

[FredZarguna]

Looking at his photo I doubt he has two brain cells to rub together. I'm going to guess that this has been a lawyers' playpen since the moment he was apprehended. Here's the flowchart:

• They got the goods on you 100%. You might have a chance if you plead guilty.
• We've got the goods on him 100%. No deals.
• Plead anyway, you've got nothing to lose.
• Don't testify at sentencing. The Jury will hate you.
• We've got one shot at beating the needle: let's see if we've got a reversible error
• And so on...