Getting a No Jail Sentence for a Drug Crime in Oregon

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Mahia showed up in a shiny new suit and introduced peperne to his fiancee and his mother. He excitedly told us that the day before, his lawyer briefed him on some new clever arguments he would be using to ask for no jail time,. just probation and home confinement. Clerks and bailiffs with their belt badges and i d lanyards stood around drinking coffees. The expectations came aside, paperni was very concerned, agitated almost, about some specific advice he had written to mahia in e males and mentioned in numerous consults.

People heading to court often turn to the internet for guidance. In so doing, many come across the work of Justin Paperny, who dispenses advice on his YouTube channel. His videos offer preparation advice and help manage expectations, while providing defendants information to be able to hold their current lawyers accountable, and to try to negotiate a lighter sentence.

Mr. Paperny, a former financial criminal, also leads White Collar Advice with his partner Michael Santos, another former convict. The firm is made up of 12 convicted felons who each have their own consulting specialty based on where they served time and their own sentencing experiences.

The journalist Jack Hitt relates the story of the two men and the details of their firm, which “fills a need in 21st-century America.” It is, Mr. Hitt writes, “a natural market outgrowth of a continuing and profound shift in America’s judicial system.”

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