[analog]

"he might have faced as many as 2 years, but that he also might have avoided a custodial sentence even if he was convicted."

This is in direct contradiction to what Aaron's lawyers have stated. Jail time was required, and if he did not plead guilty then the DOJ would push for a 7 year sentence.

[tptacek]

Here you conflate the position of the prosecutors as related by Swartz's counsel with the actual opinion held by that counsel about the outcome of a conviction. The two are obviously not equivalent.

[analog]

If the DOJ are pushing for 7 years, then "as many as 2 years" seems in direct contradiction to me.

[tptacek]

Swartz's lawyer did not believe 7 years was realistic.