A Plea Bargain That Elsie Refused

Jarvis and Kaplan, Attorneys at Law

P. O. Box 902

Burlington, Vermont 05402-0902, 802-658-9411

Paul D. Jarvis

Mark A. Kaplan

Corinne P. Wadhams

Robert S. Behrens

 

February 22, 2000

 

Elsie Oscarson

% CCCC

7 Farrell Street

South Burlington, VT 05401

 

RE:  State of Vermont v. Elsie Oscarson

 

Dear Elsie:

 

    Pursuant to our phone conversation, the State is willing to enter into the following plea agreement:

 

    1. The two sexual assaults carrying two life sentences would be amended to 4 lewd acts;

 

    2.  You would enter an Alford plea denying that you did anything wrong.  Each lewd act charge has a possible 5 year sentence;

 

    3.  The Court would be capped at 7 years to serve in jail and we would be free to argue that you get out now.  You would get credit for time served.

 

    Worse case, you would serve about 2 more years -- best case, you would get out now.

 

    4.  The balance of the sentence would be on probation with the following conditions:

 

        a.  Counseling as recommended by probation;

 

        b.  No contact with your minor children; and

 

        c.  You would have no more children while on probation.

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