David Anderson accepted this offer when they were already 4 to 5 weeks into jury selection. There were previous offers but Anderson accepted this one because unlike previous offers, with this offer none of the counts in the negotiated plea are strikes and Anderson does not have to register as a sex offender.
Today in court, he was remanded to the California Department of Corrections. Since it was a negotiated disposition, his attorney Ben McLaughlin only commented about his indigent status to Judge Dale Reinholtsen.
Total sentence is 9 years and 4 months. This is the first case in Humboldt to be charged with human trafficking. Most of the sentence, 8 years is for the human trafficking count.
"As Mr. Anderson's attorney, I am satisfied with the outcome," Mr.McLaughlin told me outside court. "We held the prosecution to the burden of proof required and got a fair and just result."
The case and all three trials were prosecuted by DDA Luke Brownfield.
Previous post today with other links:
http://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/11/8-counts-reduced-to-unlawful-sexual.html
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