If you know that you're going for manslaughter, manslaughter qualifies you for probation. And because in Texas, we didn't talk about bifurcation of trials, but In Texas, you get to choose if you want a judge or a jury for both your guilt, innocence, as well as your punishment. you can decide which one you want to do. What. Typically, we go to a judge for sentencing if our clients got a long history, because a lot of people understand that, but judges see that all the time. (1:50:08–1:50:17)
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