Idiot convicted after withdrawing guilty plea

[u/saabister]

" ... authorities said Oliveras committed multiple officer assaults, entered the Capitol three times – once after being forced out by police - and yelled that he wanted to execute traitors and forcibly removed members of Congress."

https://www.nj.com/camden/2023/11/nj-man-who-pulled-back-jan-6-guilty-plea-convicted-at-trial-of-7-crimes.html

[u/surprise6809]

Hope he gets the full 20 years.

[u/bubba0077 → u/surprise6809]

Maximum sentences reported by the media are rarely representative of the actual sentence that could be imposed. They just take the maximum possible sentence for each charge and add them all together, without regard for actual sentencing guidelines which group charges and take into account whether they are repeat offenders and other aggravating factors.

Scowl Owl had a video on Legal Eagle's channel earlier this year on how federal sentencing really works, using the Trumps documents case (before the superseding indictment) as an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr8gSdJ_Ggw