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Community service. criminal defense attorney paige pate with us now. what first of all you do think should happen? >> i don't think she should go to prison at this point. in federal court, it's pretty simple how the sentencing process works. she entered a plea agreement with the government. and you calculate her potential sentence based on the sentencing guidelines. in her case, like with most of the parents, she's looking at a few months in prison under the guidelines. before you go to the judge, each side, the defense team and the prosecution, submit their recommendations to the court. it a ...

Everyone else. i think this irrational behavior of fleeing to mexico makes no sense if that's where you want to flee you're looking to get caught. so i think the defense is going to try and keep this in the juvenile justice system where the penalties are far less severe. my understanding is the prosecutor now wants to move this probation case into adult court, which u don't think is appropriate. if it began in juvenile court, it should end in juvenile court. but this aflunz is a sa defense is not irrational. the defense attorney had a good reputation in that courthouse with the judge and this ...

In the end it's a probation case. >> this is a probation case but could turn out worse. she could be facing four years in prison. is that long enough, does the punishment fit the crime? also, how much attention should be paid to this system that's clearly broken? >> well, as far as the marriage licensing system, perhaps that's broken but let's not forget the immigration system and actually receiving an immigration benefit based on marriage to a u.s. citizen is quite a sophisticated system. you can only petition for benefits after being actually married to a u.s. citizen, if your marriage is le...

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