Some good news, for once. Or at least better than bad news.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

It's not a good strategy to plead guilty.  They always open with a not guilty plea and then possibly take a plea bargain

I hope they don't offer him a plea bargain.

They won't.  They have him cold.  He's pleading not guilty because he's so fucked, he may as well.

Plead guilty:  FUCKED.

Plead not guilty:  Tiny but greater than zero chance of not being fucked, or being a little less fucked.

*light comes on*
Thanks.