OPINION: Why Didn't McDonnell Plead Guilty?

Law360, New York (September 15, 2014, 1:02 PM EDT) -- Now that the verdict is in, the plea offer that Robert McDonnell received last December looks like a sweetheart deal he should have grabbed. Prosecutors reportedly offered McDonnell the chance to plead guilty to one count of bank fraud, with Maureen McDonnell avoiding charges altogether. That's a far cry from the combined 20 counts on which the jury convicted them earlier this month....

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