Alvin Kamara pleads no contest to lesser misdemeanor charge, jury trial is cancelled; civil suit also settled on confidential terms

superchuck500 said
More than 9 out of 10 criminal cases settle with a plea. The odds against a trial were heavy, massive from day one - but here we don't know what the DA's posture was. You certainly seem to think that the DA was ready to put Kamara on trial and behind bars but then the victim took a settlement and refused to help the DA any further, so the DA was stuck and had to take a plea. I know that fact pattern happens a lot on crime shows on TV but I don't think the timeline here suggests that's what happened.

The prosecutor Offered the deal, the day after Greene settled w/ Kamara for an undisclosed amount of money. The timing would suggest his case was was weakened by that development. Would you not agree?

superchuck500 said
What is far more reasonable and likely, is that the DA was willing to let the parties try to work it out and if they did, was willing to be flexible on the charges - so that everyone can put this matter to rest and move on. And that was part of the whole thing that made it

Really? Why would the DA care about them working it out. This is pure fantasy. Kamara kept pushing this along, not the DA. It's 10 days from the trial, of course the DA was ready to go to trial. What DA wouldn't be?

superchuck500 said
I just don't see any evidence that the DA wanted to try this case and then had to pivot because the victim was no longer going to assist. The DA didn't even need the victim to try this case other than to appear and testify as to the facts - which are on the video and he would have to do if he was subpoenaed. But there was really never any appearance that the DA was preparing for trial on this case.

If the DA was looking to make a deal, then why wait to the twilight hour to offer a plea? The DA literally offered the plea, the day after Greane was bought off.