Q: Is there any way to avoid active jailtime with obtainng money under false pretense?
A:
There is no guarenteed way to avoid incarceration, but here are some considerations:
1. Having a lawyer review your case and represent you should always be a high priority in arranging plea bargains. Lawyers can spot the issues that will affect the prosecution of the case and the settlement and use these issues to your advantage in plea negotiations. After all, anything can happen at a jury trial. The prosecution wants to avoid them almost as much as the defense usually.
2. The matter of concern will be repaying the victim whose money was taken. Plea negotiations will likely start there. Find a way to be able to repay the amount in question, or else a plea is unlikely, especially if the evidence is stacked in the prosecution's favor.
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