In this dramatic courtroom showdown, a defendant faces a critical choice—accept a plea deal with serious collateral consequences or risk harsher penalties at trial. The case involves an assault charge (with a potential third-degree felony upgrade on future offenses) and a DWI (carrying a lifetime record).
The judge, Honorable Flisher, lays out the stakes:
Deferred adjudication on the assault charge could avoid a conviction—but comes with an affirmative finding of family violence, banning firearm possession and triggering a 2-10 year prison sentence if re-arrested.
The DWI plea means time served but leaves a permanent record, increasing penalties for future offenses.
However, the defendant contradicts himself, claiming, "I didn’t assault nobody!"—prompting his own attorney to walk out. The judge halts the hearing, declaring:
"We don’t plead people guilty when they’re not guilty. This isn’t a game."
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