Tomg

IF it is a federal case, the deal gets much worse the closer to trial you get (For the last 10 years all I have done is Federal Criminal Cases), I have had some clients plea the day or during trial but the AUSA'S (Assistant United State Attorney's) make your client pay if they have to prepare for trial (all of these clients had priors in State Courts and thought they knew the system. If Wade is Called to the stand and takes the 5th, he will be given limited immunity and if he refuses to testify he will be held in contempt of court and sent to jail without bond. Most AUSA would then charge him with everything they could. YOU DO NOT PLAY AROUND WITH THEM, They hold all the cards and call what game you are playing. State Court is totally different.
Excepted in very limited cases no depos in Federal Court.