If they are 'trying' to covict you of 'manufacturing' then it is up to them to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you actually physically made this money with your own hands.....which they would need evidence for ...so... if you think that they have this evidence then the liklihood is that you are guilty anyway and you should take the plea cos its less. However if they happened to come across counterfeit money that happened to be in your room at the time they were also and you think they are trying to scare knowledge ...

If they are 'trying' to covict you of 'manufacturing' then it is up to them to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you actually physically made this money with your own hands.....which they would need evidence for ...so... if you think that they have this evidence then the liklihood is that you are guilty anyway and you should take the plea cos its less. However if they happened to come across counterfeit money that happened to be in your room at the time they were also and you think they are trying to scare knowledge out of you by threatening you with the biggest possible charge and you know for sure exactly what you are being charged with and understand fully and you think they are bluffing then plead innocent ....chances are you did not make it(the money) . Either way you know the answers to these questions and the truth about cops is that they will do every thing in their power to give them the advantage.....the jury also knows this.... thats why we have the process which is very costly and they always try to convince you not to take advantage of it ...which is illegal...but you should especially if you are innocent of the charge.. its all you got!

First, do everything your lawyer tells you to do. Sounds like you should take the deal, unless your lawyer thinks you can make a better one.

You should know if you're guilty or not. If you go to trial, it will be up to the jury to determine if you're guilty or not.

In your situation, it sounds like you need to get yourself a good lawyer. If this is your first offense and if the amount of bills are small, you should be able to avoid doing jail time. In that case, you're better off agreeing to a plea bargain with the prosecutor to avoid jail time.
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You should know if you're guilty or not. If you go to trial, it will be up to the jury to determine if you're guilty or not.

In your situation, it sounds like you need to get yourself a good lawyer. If this is your first offense and if the amount of bills are small, you should be able to avoid doing jail time. In that case, you're better off agreeing to a plea bargain with the prosecutor to avoid jail time.

If you're not guilty and this is all a misunderstanding, a good lawyer should be able to put together a strong defense. In that case, you're better off taking the case to court. It's worth the risk if the only downside is adding 1 or 2 years.

Id have to agree with Richard on this one. Especially the part about doing whatever your lawyer says. If you do decide to take it to trial, the gov't will do any and everything to make you out to be worse than you really are-incl. bringing up things about you that you wouldnt want. Thats what happens at a trial-both sides dig deep to find out info-even if it isnt needed.
Id say take the plea bargain, unless you are absolutely NOT GUILTY-and you can prove it. Thats what you need to think about-are you 100% not guilty, ...

Id have to agree with Richard on this one. Especially the part about doing whatever your lawyer says. If you do decide to take it to trial, the gov't will do any and everything to make you out to be worse than you really are-incl. bringing up things about you that you wouldnt want. Thats what happens at a trial-both sides dig deep to find out info-even if it isnt needed.
Id say take the plea bargain, unless you are absolutely NOT GUILTY-and you can prove it. Thats what you need to think about-are you 100% not guilty, or maybe 85%-its a big decision to fight this-but if you arent guilty and can prove it, then Id say fight it-if your lawyer is pushing the plea bargain on you-they may just be being lazy, as some lawyers are-but you can request a diff. lawyer if thats the story. You need to do what you think is right, either way-if you arent guilty, then fight it-but if you are-even a smidgin guilty, take the plea bargain, and move on. After all, a felony is erasable after 7 years. (able to be expunged) If you dont mind me asking, how did the gov't find out about this? Was someone using the money?

Firstly, introspect yourself.. If you or your room partner printed the counterfeit bills or not? If yes, then plead guilty but after consulting your criminal lawyer.

If not, then did you touch the bills inside the bag lying in your room?
If you did touch those bills, then there may be bleak chances for you to prove yourself not guilty but chances are that you prove to the judge that i...

Firstly, introspect yourself.. If you or your room partner printed the counterfeit bills or not? If yes, then plead guilty but after consulting your criminal lawyer.

If not, then did you touch the bills inside the bag lying in your room?
If you did touch those bills, then there may be bleak chances for you to prove yourself not guilty but chances are that you prove to the judge that if you printed all the currency then there should be finger print on all of the counterfeit currency bills.

If you did not touch those bills, then there is no way you will be convicted.

I will strongly suggest you to meet a criminal lawyer in your area who has handled such cases before and has a record to be a winner.

Good Luck.

iam sorry but if you are innocent you fight tooth and nail regardless of what lawyers tell you. I have a friend that fostered two girls after raising 4 daughters of his own. the two foster girls said he was molesting them. his own daughters said he never ever did anything to any of them. he took his lawyers advise got 4 yrs instead of 20 now he is a registered sex offender. both girls later recanted saying they were mad because he would not let them go out after 10pm on a school night. but he was already serving his sen...

iam sorry but if you are innocent you fight tooth and nail regardless of what lawyers tell you. I have a friend that fostered two girls after raising 4 daughters of his own. the two foster girls said he was molesting them. his own daughters said he never ever did anything to any of them. he took his lawyers advise got 4 yrs instead of 20 now he is a registered sex offender. both girls later recanted saying they were mad because he would not let them go out after 10pm on a school night. but he was already serving his sentance no one cared. he cant work anywhere. he served his country and this is his reward. so do not let these lawyers bully you if you are innocent, but do the crime do the time.

Counterfeiting money used to be a complicated process that required the right high end printing machinery to get the right colors and feel for the notes. Nowadays with color laser printers, it's as simple as getting the right type of paper and matching the colors until you get the right output. These types of notes are good enough to fool most cashiers.

In your case, it sounds like you were somehow involved in the counterfeiti...

Counterfeiting money used to be a complicated process that required the right high end printing machinery to get the right colors and feel for the notes. Nowadays with color laser printers, it's as simple as getting the right type of paper and matching the colors until you get the right output. These types of notes are good enough to fool most cashiers.

In your case, it sounds like you were somehow involved in the counterfeiting so you would know the method that was used to produce the notes. Most police departments can quickly tell which method was used to produce the notes unless it's a "super note" produced on really high end equipment that was acquired illegally through the black market. If you used a color laser printer, the only evidence they would need is your PC and laser printers.

Most color laser printers and software have hidden routines that will prevent you from printing currencies. The laser printers will also tweak the colors so that the output does not look like currencies. If you have a PC that has programs or hacks that bypass these controles, and if the police have it already, it would be easy to prove that you're guilty of manufacturing the notes.