(Vaughn)
I was sitting on the couch when my phone rang. Gerald.
I answered. "Yeah."
"We need to talk about the plea deal. The prosecution sent over a formal offer this morning."
"What is it."
"Eight years if you plead guilty to aggravated assault. You would serve six with good behavior."
"Six years."
"Yes. And it would keep attempted murder off your record."
"I am not pleading guilty to something I did not do."
"Vaughn. Listen to me. If we go to trial and lose, you are looking at fifteen years minimum for attempted murder. Maybe twenty."
I stood up and walked to the window. Looked out at the street. Normal people going about their normal lives.
"I want to go to trial."
Gerald was quiet for a second. "You need to think about this carefully. The evidence is strong. The traffic ca
