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Is a good thing that my lawyer asked for a 402 conference instead of going to trial
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my lawyer and the states attoreny asked for a 402 conference instead of going to trial for a domestic/ stalking case does this mean we might be abel to work it out with out trial or prision time
Ask your lawyer what the strategy is. All criminal defendants must be in substantial compliance on the 402 conference. Your attorney will explain this to you....and knows your case better than anyone possibly can here online.
Good luck and I hope this helps.
Why wouldn"t you ask your attorney. Before a 402 conference can be held, you must agree to participate in one. Why would you do that without knowing the answer to your question?
A supreme court rule 402 conference is a meeting between the prosecutor, you lawyer, and the judge. The judge will learn facts about the case which he/she would not ordinarily hear except at trial. The prosecutor and your lawyer get to argue what sentence they think you should receive. The judge then tells your lawyer what the sentence would be if you wanted to plead guilty. You don't have to take what the judge says, you can still go to trial, but you can't get a new judge.
