A lawyer most certainly could claim harassment or intimidation.
Originally Posted by CD3
Without a doubt even a half ass decent lawyer could get these type charges dropped.
It will probably involve a $4,000 retainer (Felony Charge) for the lawyer to take the case. If he cannot get the charge dropped, or a plea, he will have to threaten to take it to trial and that may be another $4,000.
Most lawyers will tell a client to take the plea which for a 1st offense is a fine, community service, maybe sex addiction counseling in exchange for deferred adjudication.
I doubt without a lawyer, if you take the plea, they will offer any type of deferred adjudication.
FWIW I hear data from these Solicitation Arrest is heavily skewed toward minorities. Very few white guys being caught up in this mess. DA and the Courts hate this as it makes them look racist and skews their metrics. These metrics are a big deal to the Courts as the Woke Crowd and the Feds are always looking at what race is being charged and why.
White guys use forums like this along with P411 to vet Providers and avoid Stings. Yes I know we have allot of Minorities on the Boards, but these type of Stings they really want White Guys to help their Court Metrics.