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overkill0084 · February 19, 2012, 11:53 AM

The nature of the crime is the big driver, as previously noted.
Also the POTENTIAL maximum sentence may come into play as well. Even if you never spent the night in jail for a crime, but you had the potential to go away for say, 3 years, that could toss a wrench into the machinery.
I recall a thread some time back about a guy who was getting jacked up on an old DUI. It wasn't his first and the POTENTIAL sentence was like 3 years but he did nothing close to that. But it created a major poopstorm for him and his family. This is not something you want to experiment with. If there is any doubt as to whether you are legal, you must seek competent legal advice.

February 19, 2012, 11:53 AM	#5
overkill0084 Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2010 Location: Northern, UT Posts: 1,162	The nature of the crime is the big driver, as previously noted. Also the POTENTIAL maximum sentence may come into play as well. Even if you never spent the night in jail for a crime, but you had the potential to go away for say, 3 years, that could toss a wrench into the machinery. I recall a thread some time back about a guy who was getting jacked up on an old DUI. It wasn't his first and the POTENTIAL sentence was like 3 years but he did nothing close to that. But it created a major poopstorm for him and his family. This is not something you want to experiment with. If there is any doubt as to whether you are legal, you must seek competent legal advice. __________________ Cheers, Greg “At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child – miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats.” — P.J. O’Rourke