I have a relative who is facing a multitude of criminal charges, many are drug / alcohol charges for marijuana (some misdemeanors, some felonies). She went through a one year period of her life where she really just spiraled downward and started using/selling marijuana and abusing alcohol, charged with an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon...she has made some really poor decisions which have resulted in a number of run in's with the law and charges. To make a long story short, her charges have caught up to her and according to the grids, she would be looking at about 15 years. It's unfortunate because in many of these charges, she was in the wrong place wrong time with the wrong people..guilt by association.
Her attorney says she is working out plea deals with the prosecutor so that she will get extremely strict probation. Whether this attorney is giving feel good answers or is accurate in her assessment of the outcome remains to be seen. This plea deal negotiation seems to be taking a very long time, and the attorney seems to just be continuing all of these cases. W realize that time may be on our relatives side. She is using this time to get her life together and be a law abiding citizen again - getting drug/alcohol treatment (counseling and classes) and for her depression/bipolar issues. She is also working, involved in a community activity, and trying to get her life back on track. The thought of prison is obviously scary to her and she is just ready to get her life back together.
How helpful in the plea deal negotiations is it for her to be doing all these things? Could it help in getting some of her charges reduced? She doesn't believe she has a good attorney but can't afford to switch attorneys....any advice is appreciated. This relative is taking responsibility for her charges, she admits to her wrong doing and while she would like to get this all behind her and move on, she understands and is ready to face the consequences.
Her attorney says she is working out plea deals with the prosecutor so that she will get extremely strict probation. Whether this attorney is giving feel good answers or is accurate in her assessment of the outcome remains to be seen. This plea deal negotiation seems to be taking a very long time, and the attorney seems to just be continuing all of these cases. W realize that time may be on our relatives side. She is using this time to get her life together and be a law abiding citizen again - getting drug/alcohol treatment (counseling and classes) and for her depression/bipolar issues. She is also working, involved in a community activity, and trying to get her life back on track. The thought of prison is obviously scary to her and she is just ready to get her life back together.
How helpful in the plea deal negotiations is it for her to be doing all these things? Could it help in getting some of her charges reduced? She doesn't believe she has a good attorney but can't afford to switch attorneys....any advice is appreciated. This relative is taking responsibility for her charges, she admits to her wrong doing and while she would like to get this all behind her and move on, she understands and is ready to face the consequences.
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