Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

accept a plea bargin versus pleading no contest to a felony

If a person is currently being held on a parole violation in the state of missouri, for a case of burgulary of a church that they are being charged with a class 1 felony but have not been tried or convicted. If they were offered a plea bargin of a 10 yr conviction with no merits should they try to get a 180 day writ for a speedy trial and plead guilty to take the plea bargin versus pleading to no contest since this will be a third conviction and they will probably have to serve time in illinois if they accept the plea bargin and might have to serve at least 85% of that 10 yr conviction if they accept the plea bargin offered by the prosecuting attorney? If they plead to no contest instead of taking the plea what would be the most time that they could serve versus the least amount of time they could get. If there is any way of getting a lessor charge than the class 1 felony for that crime of burgulary like a felony 2-4 or criminal tresspassing.


Asked on 4/15/04, 12:59 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael R. Nack Michael R. Nack, Attorney at Law

Re: accept a plea bargin versus pleading no contest to a felony

In all honesty, these are not the types of questions that you should be seeking legal advice on over the internet. Whether it is you or someone you know who is facing the situation you describe, whoever it is should be getting expert legal advice from an attorney representing that person. If it's you, and you have an attorney, direct ALL of your questions to that attorney. If you do not have an attorney then hire the best one you can get as soon as you possibly can.

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Answered on 4/15/04, 6:36 pm


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