Yes Public Defenders are paid by the case in most areas so plea agreements are probably being pushed by PDers instead of discovery and court appearances, I know Austin pays by the billing hour but from what I have learned have one of the best systems in the country because attorneys get paid for their time.
So, she didn't go to prison for public lewdness, but rather for the felony charges? The misdemeanor was just attached as an afterthought?Notice there was no monetary fine which could explain the jail time too. Lewd behavior fines are normally pretty dam high.The city can charge $1000 fine aqnd/ or up to 1 year punishment. They were unable to charge indecent exposure which would be a sex crime and would have been much worse.
If it was the only charge and the others weren't already active, she wouldn't have gotten prison time? Originally Posted by MaxiMilyen