Jail time at heart of collapse of plea talks in Edwards case
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After initially saying Edwards had to agree to plead guilty to a felony in earlier discussions, CNN is told prosecutors last week offered for him instead to plead guilty to some misdemeanors.
But the jail time was the breaking point.
After the breakdown in negotiations, a grand jury indicted Edwards, a former Democratic vice presidential nominee, on six felony counts.
In court on Friday, Edwards pleaded not guilty.
"I will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that I've caused to others. But I did not break the law. And I never, ever thought I was breaking the law," he told reporters outside the federal courthouse in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The News and Observer also reported that Edwards' lawyers were not confident they would be allowed to urge a judge to consider alternatives for incarceration such as a halfway house, weekend passes or home arrest ...
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And to think this guy was a serious presidential candidate. One of the comments on the
CNN link nailed it.
"Edwards using a story about his kids to take the attention off himself. This man has no morals whatsoever. Just a typical trial lawyer slant from him. "