is it worth fighting?
My husband has been charged with grand larceny of 62,000, an AWOL charge, and a drug charge. He has not went to trial yet, but was offered a deal of 15months and his court date would be November. If he does not take the deal his court date will not be until February. There is a long drawn out story about all this, but mainly the military lost him and did not try contacting him until this past December. He does not believe he should be doing time for the grand larceny. Any opinion or help on this would be very helpful. I, his wife am in Texas and he has already been put into confinement at Camp Lejeune.
Re: is it worth fighting?
The answer is that it depends. Having a prison sentence in excess of one year makes you a convicted felon. This has significant ramifications for the rest of his life.
I do not know all of the facts of the case, I can only speak in general terms.
Everyone, under the case of Gideon, is allowed the right of counsel in felony cases. He should have been provided with a JAG or Marine attorney to represent him.
A plea is an offer by the prosecution in most cases for a diminished sentence in lieu of having to prove at trial beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is guilty.
Bottom line is for your husband to work with his counsel to assess the pros and cons of the offer.
Good luck!
Re: is it worth fighting?
The answer is that it depends. Having a prison sentence in excess of one year makes you a convicted felon. This has significant ramifications for the rest of his life.
I do not know all of the facts of the case, I can only speak in general terms.
Everyone, under the case of Gideon, is allowed the right of counsel in felony cases. He should have been provided with a JAG or Marine attorney to represent him.
A plea is an offer by the prosecution in most cases for a diminished sentence in lieu of having to prove at trial beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is guilty.
Bottom line is for your husband to work with his counsel to assess the pros and cons of the offer.
Good luck!
