What Jack McCoy Would Have To Say To Wildstein's Attorney About Immunity In Exchange For Information

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We all know Wildstein's lawyer is trying to tease the NJ Committee on the Fort Lee affair with offers of immunity. We all know what a REAL prosecutor who's interested in public justice would say to that.

"Immunity? If I've got a dozen witnesses who saw you kill somebody, your ass is going to jail. Why the hell should I offer you immunity in exchange for you telling me who told you to do it? On the other hand, I MIGHT offer you a SLIGHTLY lighter sentence if you start talking NOW."

And then say something like this...

[rocktivity]

1. I've been wanting to ask this myself, but didn't quite know how

Do we NEED to give Wildstein immunity -- and if so, how much?

We've got Christie nailed on obstruction -- his phone call to New York Gov. Cuomo to complain about the inquiry into what he must have known was a non-existent traffic study makes him a participant in a coverup. SHOULD Wildstein get off scot free in exchange for making it possible to charge Christie as a conspirator or the mastermind?


rocktivity

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3. I'm no legal expert but I wonder, too. My question is - what if they give him immunity

and then he gives up - NOTHING? You know how it's said that a good lawyer always knows the answer to the question before he/she asks the question? What if they give him immunity and he doesn't have much to contribute - for whatever reason (that would probably entail either fear of reprisal or covering for his "friend&quot ? Is there a way prosecutors have of knowing or getting a tip-off or a clue from the target that they're gonna give you useable information in exchange for a "Get Out of Jail Free" pass like this? I'd hate to see this guy given a pass and then have the prosecution wind up with nothing in exchange.

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4. Generally, the prosecutors

will weigh the information given before offering any sort of immunity or reduced sentence precisely because of this asymmetric knowledge level.

As to the eventual admission, I guess the DA doesn't want to be like the senate in Godfather Part II where Michael Corleone gets away with it by bringing in Brother Vincenzo from Sicily.

I think in this day and age, the prosecutors or whoever have a better game plan. My suspicion is that they will give Wildstein a reduced sentence. He's in too deep to get away scot free.

[ReRe]

2. Ha!

I say no immunity to anyone, and if they plead the fifth, throw them in jail for contempt of court. Let them sit in there until they talk. Period. No plea bargains.