The Trial of Shehiredahitman - Verdict
The witnesses turned up to court & the jury were waiting to take their seats. A quick chat with my barrister & he told me I was looking at around three years if found guilty on both counts. Alternatively, I could plead guilty to the lesser charge & no trial.
Apparantly, nowadays you can ask a judge to tell you what sentance he is looking to dish out in return for a guilty plea. So my barrister asked the judge & he indicated he was looking at a suspended sentence.
The witnesses were home & the jury moved onto better things as I quicky snatched the old man's hand off, pleaded guilty & said I was very sorry & won't do it again, your honour.
Because the offence pre-dates some Act or other he couldn't give me a suspended sentence & gave me 100 hours unpaid work, starting tomorrow, instead.
That'll do nicely.