Yahoo also spoke with Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Silva Megerditchian, who views this plea deal a win for all parties. That’s why she believes it will be approved by a judge.
“It is true, the judge has the ultimate power to sign off on a deal. In this case, I think the public was shocked about how much time Lori and Mossimo could do — decades in federal prison. This way, the public is satisfied of some ‘reasonable’ prison time being given to the couple, and the government is satisfied they got a guilty plea without a trial,” she explained.
People are already speculating as to whether Loughlin and Giannulli will even do two months and five months, respectively, behind bars. Felicity Huffman ended up serving 11 days out of her 14-day sentence, as she was one of the first parents to plead guilty.
Megerditchian said it’s certainly possible the couple will serve less time than the plea deal states.
“Yes, they could serve less time, but it is impossible to tell at this juncture,” Megerditchian explained. “Plus, let's not forget we are in the time of COVID-19, so anything is possible. For safety purposes, if there is an outbreak where Lori or her husband is serving, their defense attorneys can always do a motion to the court to have them released early because of the pandemic.”