That two-sentence exchange may be the best conversation I've ever had about a book.
But he is likely to receive a reduced sentence in exchange for his plea.
An accomplice received a life sentence in exchange for testifying against Mr. Bowden.
The informant received a 120-year reduction in his sentence in exchange for his testimony.
He has said he turned down an offer for a short sentence in exchange for a guilty plea.
The driver, Zola Robert Tongo, bartered for an 18-year prison sentence in exchange for confessing his part in the crime.
Some analysts say Mr. Bo might have agreed to accept the inevitable prison sentence in exchange for a chance to speak his mind, to a degree.
But last spring, his defense lawyers persuaded him to cooperate with the authorities, who offered him a life sentence in exchange for information about the other killings.
"Or if a boss is caught, he can sometimes make a deal for a lesser sentence in exchange for offering to help find stolen works of art".
Mr. Chambliss died in prison in 1985 after turning aside opportunities to get a reduced sentence in exchange for testimony against other suspects.
Her lawyer, Murray Singer, said "the judge would not commit to a nonjail sentence" in exchange for a guilty plea, so she is going to trial.
