Can you think of any other trial, in history, when a defendant pled guilty to a felony charge, including requiring high leverage testimony, when they knew the case was against themselves was weak?
No, Cheesebro took a similar deal as Powell. Fulton County doesn’t have the receipts. They don’t want a trial that will expose how weak their case is.
I think you are spinning like mad.
The fellow pleaded guilty to a felony. That's not a trivial thing. The State was more than willing to go ahead with the trial, the defendant had already spent lots of money to get to this point, with jury selection beginning.
It's not the State that lost their will and gave up, it's Chesebro.
Had he merely pleaded out to a bunch of misdemeanors like Sidney, I might agree with you. But he didn't. He took the F. Now he has to give up his personal firearms and right to vote. Would you do that if you felt you could win on the merits?
“No, Cheesebro took a similar deal as Powell. Fulton County doesn’t have the receipts. They don’t want a trial that will expose how weak their case is.”
If Cheesebro and Powell knew that Fulton County had a weak case, they would have taken this to trial rather then plea bargaining to lesser charges.
“No, Cheesebro took a similar deal as Powell. Fulton County doesn’t have the receipts. They don’t want a trial that will expose how weak their case is.”
If Cheesebro and Powell knew that Fulton County had a weak case, they would have taken this to trial rather then plea bargaining to lesser charges.