Sam Morris
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It was around holiday time, so I believe he was as depressed as any other guy that was there that couldn't be with their family because obviously you have restricted visits and how long you can be with someone and how many visitors can come in. So it is a depressing time, but he was friendly and congenial as everyone else on that floor. I'm sure he laughed at times.
It was around holiday time, so I believe he was as depressed as any other guy that was there that couldn't be with their family because obviously you have restricted visits and how long you can be with someone and how many visitors can come in. So it is a depressing time, but he was friendly and congenial as everyone else on that floor. I'm sure he laughed at times.
It's not a funny situation to be in, but they all look around and say, in their opinions, what a mockery of justice it is that they are here. They're all still pre-sentence, pre-trial. So there's a lot of optimism still that they can hold.
It's not a funny situation to be in, but they all look around and say, in their opinions, what a mockery of justice it is that they are here. They're all still pre-sentence, pre-trial. So there's a lot of optimism still that they can hold.
Yes, yes. Wow. I mean, I'm sure he's interacting with them, but I haven't asked that recently.
Yes, yes. Wow. I mean, I'm sure he's interacting with them, but I haven't asked that recently.
So you're talking about physically, physically a target?
So you're talking about physically, physically a target?
Where he currently is, he's not a target. Where he currently is, he's safe. And that's why he is where he is. If I were consulting him, should he be found guilty, I would be working with his legal team to get him to the best facility based upon his sentence. Remember, because of his charges, which are very serious charges, he stands to serve upwards of 40 years to life in prison.
Where he currently is, he's not a target. Where he currently is, he's safe. And that's why he is where he is. If I were consulting him, should he be found guilty, I would be working with his legal team to get him to the best facility based upon his sentence. Remember, because of his charges, which are very serious charges, he stands to serve upwards of 40 years to life in prison.
In that situation, they will only send him to a high security or United States penitentiary. It is bad there. That's the worst of the worst.
In that situation, they will only send him to a high security or United States penitentiary. It is bad there. That's the worst of the worst.
So normally what's called under the First Step Act, they try to put somebody within 500 miles of their family. Ideally, in his situation, I would say that should not be a overwhelming concern that they need to get him to the safest facility.
So normally what's called under the First Step Act, they try to put somebody within 500 miles of their family. Ideally, in his situation, I would say that should not be a overwhelming concern that they need to get him to the safest facility.
So my comment would be, okay, let's get him to like a Tucson USP or somewhere that, again, he will have the opportunity to live his life, have visits with his family, but be safe. Not pleasant, but safe.
So my comment would be, okay, let's get him to like a Tucson USP or somewhere that, again, he will have the opportunity to live his life, have visits with his family, but be safe. Not pleasant, but safe.
He has to go in there very solid, very respectful of the jury. Let his attorney, you know, Mark Agniflo is an amazing attorney. Let his attorney handle the jury properly and through the voir dire process, figure out who's the best person to hear that case. Unfortunately, 98% of all federal charges, whether through a plea or through a trial, do lead to a conviction.
He has to go in there very solid, very respectful of the jury. Let his attorney, you know, Mark Agniflo is an amazing attorney. Let his attorney handle the jury properly and through the voir dire process, figure out who's the best person to hear that case. Unfortunately, 98% of all federal charges, whether through a plea or through a trial, do lead to a conviction.
So overwhelmingly, the odds are stacked against him. I've only had, out of the hundreds and hundreds of people I've helped, only one client, a doctor in Pennsylvania, went to trial and won. So it is an anomaly to actually win. Preparing him is only so much that a consultant can do with serious charges like that. That's why I said most of my clients are white collar offenders.
So overwhelmingly, the odds are stacked against him. I've only had, out of the hundreds and hundreds of people I've helped, only one client, a doctor in Pennsylvania, went to trial and won. So it is an anomaly to actually win. Preparing him is only so much that a consultant can do with serious charges like that. That's why I said most of my clients are white collar offenders.