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Posted By: Scot Reader

Did a little research tonight. About 90% of federal defendants nationwide enter guilty pleas. Of those who take their cases all the way to verdict, 87% are convicted . Couldn't find a breakdown between bench trial and jury trial conviction rates. In the Eastern District of Virginia, where Vick has been indicted, the conviction rate is a somewhat lower 78%. The Vick matter is pending before a judge appointed by Bush II in 2002. With these statistics and the guilty plea of his alleged co-conspirator today it does not look good for Mr. Vick.