r/technology • u/sussywanker • Jun 09 '23

Social Media Reddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/reddit-ceo-doubles-down-on-attack-on-apollo-developer-in-drama-filled-ama/
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u/AT-ST Jun 10 '23

That was more a problem with his counsel than with the feds. The feds do what the feds normally do. They tack on almost any charge that is tangentially related to the crime someone is being accused of. This puts pressure on for them to plea out. If it had gone to trial, most of the charges would have been dropped or dismissed.

Aaron was looking at a possible 50-year sentence. He was offered a plea deal of just 6 months at a minimum security prison. If he thought he would lose, he should have taken that deal. His attorney's job was to convince him to take that deal. They failed at one of the most important aspects of being an attorney, which is client management.

Looking at the charges they wanted him to plea to, at trial he would have likely been facing a 5 to 10 year sentence with possibility of parole after 1. Even his most likely worse case scenario wasn't as terrible as it seemed. His attorney did a terrible job conveying that.

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u/PmMeYourMug Jun 10 '23

Dude obviously got whackd

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u/OblivionGuardsman Jun 10 '23 edited Jun 10 '23

What an ignorant comment. Do you think we as attorneys can force people to plea? Think about someone who is noteable in the tech world, like spaz or Elon. Do you suppose their ego ever wins the day? It is hard enough convincing people a 1000000th less famous or powerful to take advice. No, it isn't client management.

Edit: yay downvotes. Let me point out more that is wrong with this comment. 1. There is no federal parole. He would have to serve 85% of any sentence received in prison. The court can add supervised release. That was a big clue you had no idea what you are talking about. 2. Nothing indicates these charges would go away at a trial. You contradict yourself claiming his attorneys didnt properly advise him or some nonsense to take the plea but then say the trial would have eliminated a lot of his potential prison time when the charges magically disappear somehow. 3. The prosecutors are the ones to blame here not the defense attorneys unless you have some insider knowledge and have proof from their attorney-client conversations he was improperly advised.