District Attorneys (DAs) are charged with determining the likelihood of a strong case. If it’s very strong and likely to win the case, then they take it to court. If it’s not very strong with evidence, then it may not go to court and be pressured to settle.
Once it gets scheduled on the court docket, there may be an offer of a plea deal. This requires a guilty plea (or no contest plea) and various types of community service or payments or corrective classes or something more. If the deal is held up the felony associated with the guilty plea drops of after certain amount of time. If in the required timing, the person violates the terms of the plea deal, then there is a warrant for their arrest, and the felony stands. This may get them a jail term.
I have had several discussions with the DA in the city I grew up in. My Dad was scammed out of a lot of money. There were two strong cases 1. a forgery - with a voicemail that was on my phone which contradicted what the person claimed. 2. Another case happened while I was on the phone with my dad just listening to the entire threatening talk (I immediately called the police and told them the entire conversation). The DA kept me informed because my Dad has dementia, and I had a POA at the time for him. The DA asked me if I agreed with the plea deal or if I would like to see anything added or changed. I did add more time to a task and asked that they not be allowed near any more elderly or children.
The DA later informed me that both of the people violated their plea deals but gave no details, other than warrants for their arrests have been drawn up.
DAs do not tend to bring cases to court unless they are a sure win
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