12 Years for First Offense Lewd Act on Minor

[cbg]

Since this is not a discussion board, but a board for general legal information, I think perhaps we are not the ones who need to have things spelled out clearly.

[aardvarc]

It really isn't that - it's more an issue of not having information with which to evaluate much in order to generate discussion. More important than anything we've been told is the information we DON'T have - namely transcripts from the case, and the arguments, evidence, and witnesses from both sides as presented in court PLUS whatever was thrown OUT of the case before it got to the jury. Without seeing that information in it's raw form, and not through the lens of interpretation after the fact from a party with a vested interest in the case, you're asking us if this dress looks good on you when you're not wearing it. Sure, we can talk theory and speculation, but beyond that, only a trial attorney looking at ALL of the elements of the case can possibly go beyond that cursory level of evaluation. Anything beyond that is merely uninformed speculation, which could be WAY off base.

An criminal defense attorney, who practices in the jurisdiction in question, with access to ALL of the information on the case, really is the ONLY way to carry speculation on the case further.