DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoAttorney Explains 'Most Significant' Fact of Trump Lawyers' Guilty Pleaswww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1166arrow-down1external-linkAttorney Explains 'Most Significant' Fact of Trump Lawyers' Guilty Pleaswww.newsweek.comDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoThank you. I knew about double jeopardy, I did not know the judge could resentence.
minus-squareUFO64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoPart of the plea will be the agreed testimony. They have it on record and they cannot change that story on the stand without hanging themselves
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoIf they’re threatened, they may be willing to take contempt charges and not testify.
minus-squareroguetrick@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoOn further research, I’m actually not sure that they can. More they can wait for the person to testify before they sentence. Once they rule, they no longer have jurisdiction unless it’s some sort of suspended sentence.
Thank you. I knew about double jeopardy, I did not know the judge could resentence.
Part of the plea will be the agreed testimony. They have it on record and they cannot change that story on the stand without hanging themselves
If they’re threatened, they may be willing to take contempt charges and not testify.
On further research, I’m actually not sure that they can. More they can wait for the person to testify before they sentence. Once they rule, they no longer have jurisdiction unless it’s some sort of suspended sentence.
Let’s hope they are.