This is obviously critical, and I’m wondering exactly how it works. Will the prosecutor already have the testimony that she has pledged to provide in writing prior to agreeing to the plea deal, so that this condition is easy to enforce?
Dunno. Good question.
i’m sure prosecutors have more than just “they said” for proof. so many of the people in this conspiracy are proven not to tell the truth.
From the party of personal responsibility?
On Law & Order, McCoy would hold off on the sentencing until after the defendant had upheld their end of a plea deal. That still gives the prosecution leverage to compel their testimony.
The real world may vary, but the idea is sound.
I’d like us all not to lose sight of the putative etiology of Syd Barrett Sid Powell’s take on the rigged voting machines:
As a condition of her plea agreement, they should require that she tell us when JFK, Jr. will return, and if he’ll rekindle “George” magazine when he does.
She’s not charged in DC. Only the Donald is currently charged.
Would it be smart for the defense, at this point, to use her crazy dreams etc against her credibility as a witness?
Theoretically. But the problem is that they are ready to try her now with Cheseboro. If she just vaguely promises to testify truthfully and then reneges, they have to prove that she was untruthful, and she has probably bought herself years of delay and they have to devote a huge amount of resources to trying her again separately.
I would hope they have something much more concrete - that if her testimony differs from something that they already have in writing, that triggers a harsher sentence.
This bit from the CNN article may indicate why the last-minute change of plea:
Sounds like the Georgia DA’s drafting of the charges was rock solid; nothing for Powell’s lawyers to challenge.
Those dreams weren’t Powell’s:
[probably enough on that subject for this thread]
Did she get one year of probation, or six years of probation? I’m seeing both numbers in different places.
Either way, if she took a first offenders deal in Georgia she’ll have all charges dropped after she successfully completes her probation period. The arrest will still be on her record, but no conviction, not even the plea deal, will be.
The article I linked to says that Georgia prosecutors have recommended six years of probation.
Fulton County prosecutors are recommending a sentence of six years probation. Powell will also be required to testify at future trials, write an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia, pay nearly $9,000 in restitution and fines and turn over documents.
I don’t see anything saying definitively that those are the actual terms of the plea deal though, I’m not sure if that’s public yet.
The really interesting thing will be how all the other indictees react to this news. A rush to cut deals themselves? Or a united claim that actually everything was her fault?
… which won’t fly, in the end. Too much evidence to the contrary.
Doesn’t this make two flipped defendants in Georgia?
When has that ever stopped any of them before?
Honestly, they’re hanging their hats on that “just one juror!” hope. And that strategy (if it can be called a strategy) doesn’t usually work out.
Or the “Trump will pardon me” hope. And they don’t understand that he can’t for these State charges.
It does. I can’t remember the name of the other one, but it’s the bail bondsman.
ah, that explains the odd thing (s) i heard when they went to the courtroom, she is doing a first offenders thing. it was mentioned quite a few times.