How the Decision to Plead or Go to Trial Gets Made

Sooner or later in most criminal cases, an offer shows up, and everything shrinks down to one question. Take it, or don’t.

People bring a lot of baggage to that moment. That saying yes means admitting you’re the kind of person who does this sort of thing. That saying no proves you’re willing to fight. Neither one gets you anywhere useful.

A criminal defense lawyer in Rapid City can tell you what the state can probably prove, where each road realistically ends, and where the risk is hiding. What they can’t do is choose for you. That call is yours, and you want to walk into it with your eyes open rather than just reacting to whatever’s been slid across the table…

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