Steve is charged with speeding and reckless driving. The incident caused another car to get run off the road. Steve is given a choice to plead guilty or nolo contendere. You are his defense attorney, and he seeks your advice on how he should he plead. What do you tell him and why?

Question 2: Joe is in jail for a Burglary that he committed. When he is arrested, he confesses to the police he did the burglary. He wants to plead out to the charge. The night before his plea he gets some jail wine (pruno) drinks it and gets hammered. He wakes up and is taken to court for his plea. He is HUNGOVER and still a little drunk. Should the judge accept Joe's plea to the charge, why or why not?

Question 3: Your client has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Battery for shooting at his ex-girlfriend as she drove to work one morning. This crime normally carries with it a mandatory sentence of 10 years in prison, but you have convinced the prosecutor to reduce the charge and allow him to enter a plea bargain to 8 years in prison. Advise your client.