[PapaBear3625]

The prosecutor says he doesn’t intend to seek jail time.

I have a friend who plea bargained on a drug possession charge, no jail time in exchange for pleading guilty. Seemed a good idea at the time, particularly when he couldn't afford a lawyer. Except now he is a "convicted felon" to prospective employers.

Jail time or no jail time, an adult felony conviction means the end of any ideas of a middle-class, professional career.

[Lazamataz]

Jail time or no jail time, an adult felony conviction means the end of any ideas of a middle-class, professional career.

Incorrect. I have been charged with many felonies, never convicted. I have a great middle-class professional career.

[ilovesarah2012]

So true. Sometimes, if you didn’t have a lawyer, you can go back and do a “Motion for Appropriate Relief” and change your plea and work out something where you would not have a conviction. It is sad that one mistake (and think of all those who just never got caught) can ruin your life, but it sure can.

[ilovesarah2012]

So true. Sometimes, if you didn’t have a lawyer, you can go back and do a “Motion for Appropriate Relief” and change your plea and work out something where you would not have a conviction. It is sad that one mistake (and think of all those who just never got caught) can ruin your life, but it sure can.

[newzjunkey]

Jail time or no jail time, an adult felony conviction means the end of any ideas of a middle-class, professional career.

He'll just have to become a pro athlete or politician then! /s