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Originally Posted by FlatTireSuited
Probably. But maybe the DA wants to go all-out given how much publicity this crime got. Maybe he wants to show people he can crack down on crime. Maybe the robber sobers up, decides he'd rather take a chance at walking as opposed to plea bargainning down to 25 years in jail (from a maximum of what, 30? 50?), and then argue that his confession won't count because he was on drugs. I don't know, but what I do know is that just in case, don't need to give the defense lawyer any ammo.
Even amongst the get-tough-on-crime DA's, few will refuse to put a plea offer on the table. And only the truly idiotic of idiot defendants will refuse a plea in situations such as this...
As to an attempt to suppress the confession, I do not envision a public defender putting forth the bang-up arguments that would be required to overcome the confession while in a voluntary state of intoxication. And I do not see a highly regarded defense attorney stepping up to do the case as a favor for the father except and unless it is to shave a few years off of the plea offer. There does not seem to be funds to pay for counsel. And when that situation exists, the names tend not to stick around (see the Allen Stanford case as a prime example).