>>103196521
I'd sooner donate to a GoFundMe for her to dump em out.
Yeah that's why you hire a competent lawyer, to give you solid legal advice.
Anybody who has ever had a family member brutally murdered will tell you how much it fucking sucks getting stuck with a lackluster prosecutor. (Happens all the time.)
The system overwhelmingly favors the accused. They can hire as many lawyers as they can afford, and swap them out at any point during the process.
They can also change their guilty plea right up until the moment that the jury comes out to read the verdict. (Even without a "deal" in place, they still get the benefit of "sentencing guidelines," which are notoriously light compared to what a jury may impose.)
Legally, if the judge rejects the plea deal, then he is required to immediately recuse himself, so that a new judge can be appointed.
I know that at the state level, the state Supreme Court Chief Justice would then assign a new judge to the case.
I assume this would also be the case at the federal level.
I should also add that the Chief Justice is allowed to appoint "retired" judges to oversee the case. (Judges retire and then typically continue working part-time as arbiters in civil litigation.)
This is what happened in the Flynn case.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/10/michael-flynn-ex-judge-accuses-justice-department-abuse-power/5332773002/
The benefit of having a "retired" judge on the bench is that they don't maintain official "scorecards."
As fucked up as it sounds, judges do sometimes consider the possibility that their verdict will be overturned on appeal, and if that happens, it is marked against them forever on their career scorecard.
Sometimes it can influence their decision, if it is a close 50/50 call, they will side with the defense. (The plaintiffor the "state," in the case of criminal cases cannot file an appeal.)
So having a retired judge can create a much more unbiased atmosphere, from a high-brow legal perspective. (since they don't care about a possible appeal)
You're right. I misspoke. I meant the plaintiff in a CRIMINAL CASE. (The State)
That would be called "Double-Jeopardy."
I'm NOT referring to a civil lawsuit.