Third day for trial, jury still not sworn, and the prosecutors have lost the witness they found on Monday. Judge recesses the case and jury sent home.
We had entered our appearance on this case about 5 weeks ago and, instead of having our client sit in jail for another year or two, kept the trial setting.
It seems easier to just go to trial than waiting several years for what may or may not be a reasonable plea offer. The offer in this case is 20 years on murder second degree. It's become a sad fact of life in Jackson County that you don't get good offers until trial.
Now, in trial, we still don't have a good offer.
And the State does not have their witness.
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