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Originally Posted by matthewb0051
You can bet here that 'Carl' was on the hook but that he got a break on poor recording. That's also why the ADA went so hard to try to get him to plead out. They knew he did it, they knew he knew he did it, but w/o the corroboration from tape their case would ultimately fail. In other words, they had enough to charge and give it a go but not enough to convict.
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Not all DA's are that honest. Some will just charge people thinking they can bully into a plea and get another belt notch on their way to higher office. DA's are also notorious for overcharging just to "get a conviction". There's some psychology behind this that DA's frequently exploit.
We had a case around here a few years ago where three people were driving around getting high in the dead of winter. One guys starts freaking out, strips down, and tries to take control of the vehicle. The driver stops the car and he and the other passenger force him out of the car and drive off. The DA charged the other two with attempted murder on the premise that he was naked and it was below freezing, so they intended to kill him. Really, they just wanted the high guy out of the car. The jury convicted them on some drug charges, but not on the attempted murder.