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Julie Amero Pleads to a Disorderly Conduct

By Smith Law Offices,

Julie Amero, the Connecticut substitute teacher who was charged with child endangerment, pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct for a $100 fine.  I have blogged about this case and have linked to others who have. (I'll link in later when I have time!). The cases ultimate disposition is fully described in Wired Magazine here.  I was startled to see (although I don't know why nowadays) that she has her own Wikipedia page. I was recently involved in a case in which I obtained a plea offer in a case which knocked down multiple counts of child rape to a no jail time misdemeanor.  The client had passed a polygraph and I had gotten some very interesting information about the child and his family.  The judge refused to accept the plea on the grounds that if the case was that weak it should be dismissed rather than enter even a nominal plea and if it wasn't that weak that there should be a trial...continue to full post

Full post as published by SexCrimeDefender on November 26, 2008 (boomark / email).