"Gates, bearded and wearing a blue suit, tie and cuff links, listened to the judge read the offenses he is agreeing to plead guilty to and the possibility of being sentenced to up to 57 to 71 months in prison. He said "Yes, your honor" repeatedly as Judge Amy Berman Jackson read the court documents."
See, Gates got in on the ground floor, and will now cooperate, going forward, so the prosecutor will write a 5K1 letter to the judge, during the sentencing process, and in the end he gets 13 months and probation.
Say he gets 60 months, and works off 3 years, plus minus 15%, and he feels that is worth the price, of a guilty plea. That was Gates number, to cap it at 71 months.
See, Gates got in on the ground floor, and will now cooperate, going forward, so the prosecutor will write a 5K1 letter to the judge, during the sentencing process, and in the end he gets 13 months and probation.
Say he gets 60 months, and works off 3 years, plus minus 15%, and he feels that is worth the price, of a guilty plea. That was Gates number, to cap it at 71 months.