No Dice

as in , no roll of the dice--as in no trial.

The prosecutor came down a few years and dropped some aggravating factors, and suddenly the client remembered that he did commit the crime. In 4 years or so he will be eligible for parole. It's like college for criminals. A few years hard time, and a "go back to jail free" card in the form of parole violations.

I'm not saying this wasn't a good outcome. It is a pretty good deal if the guy did what he is now saying he did. If we lost at trial he most likely would have gotten more. Ten years is a long time, though, even if you only have to serve about half inside.

So *I* didn't lose, but I didn't win either. As for client, who knows?