What kind of sentence will he get if he accepts the plea deal?
Hard to say. The federal conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of five years. It does not require any prison sentence as a minimum, meaning that theoretically a person could be convicted and receive only a fine, probation or some other sentence that doesn’t involve incarceration. Any deal struck between prosecutors and Vick’s defense team would have to fall within those sentencing guidelines. The prosecutors have a lot of discretion in what they can offer. In addition to the option of a lesser charge, they could offer him the one-year minimum sentence and then suspend it so that he doesn’t do prison time. However, in such a high-profile case and with the leverage of three co-defendants ready to testify against him, it’s highly unlikely that the prosecutors would offer Vick a deal that doesn’t involve prison time. His three co-defendants have accepted plea deals, though their sentences have not yet been revealed. He would most likely get the same deal that they accepted. Q: Will
