Originally Posted by
Jad123 
Why do they even have jail as a punishment then? I'm just curious to see what types of offenders they send to jail or instances of when they would use jail over probation?
There is a wide range of punishment for every crime and every person is different, so is every judge. Sounds like all the lawyers you have talked with feel that your sentence will be on the light end of the spectrum, I would trust their assessment as that's what their job is.