[QUOTE=Harpo2u;3185998]The reason he "got off easy" was he didn't give any confessions nor gave police a statements and kept his mouth shut. Rule number One is never talk to the police if you're arrested or being detained. Get your Lawyer right away. This is what the deputy did and knew never talk to police. You can't talk your way out of being arrested. Most people either don't understand this fact or they're scared and try to say they're innocent and saying stuff that can be used against them. NEVER TALK.
Number One thing to remember: The police do not have authority to make deals, grant immunity, or negotiate plea agreements. The only entity with that authority is the District Attorney in state court and the USA Attorney in federal court. Despite their claim that they are trying to help you, the only help police are providing when they take your statement is giving you rope with which to hang yourself.
As with this deputy and his wife and sister may be guilty, there may be mitigating factors which justify a lesser charge. This deputy may have committed a lesser grade of offense. And if given the opportunity to talk to an attorney first, the attorney may be able to explain to the suspect what facts are important in establishing that he is guilty of a lesser grade of an offense, and not a higher grade. A confession presented in this context to the District Attorney's office might result in a lesser charge and a more appropriate and fair penalty. My educated guess with this case.
Yeah the penalty would be like what "IslandDreams" stated in his post only because most people don't know what to do when arrested. The first Rule is never talk.
On another note, I hope that guy that got attacked the other day while seeing New Girl Melissa Ann, got lawyer up and drag their ass in court.
Harpo.[/QUOTE]Harpo that's always good advice and something we all need to remember. In this case if memory serves based on news reports, the deputy was not on site, but the undercovers caught the girls in the act twice, so very hard for them to say mitigating circumstances, but the deputy kept his mouth shut and let his attorney work his magic and he did
