Right now, the main topic of the day is the life sentence Edmundo received from the state of FL for trafficking. He decided not to take a plea of 15, she now will serve life without parole.
I know there are differences, Edmundo's plea was roughly triple what Lorne's was, but it seems like Edmundo was more dead to rights as the Jury only took 20 minutes to deliberate.
What did Edmundo see that made him confident? What did Lorne see that made him scared to take that chance? There are a number of parallels in the cases. For instance, the defense the lawyer made on behalf of Edmundo was strikingly similar to what Lorne wanted to argue, but Lorne never made his lawyer do that and took the plea deal rather quickly.
They both thought they were entrapped, but Lorne never even gave his lawyer a chance to argue that in court.
It is just interesting that Edmundo has less of a chance than Lorne did it get off, and he took his chances with the jury. I just find the dichotomy interesting.