Prosecutors offered Lebovits a sentence of two to six years in court Friday, but in a sidebar, Dwyer told the attorneys that he would give a sentence of two years if Lebovits pleaded guilty, said a source close to the case.
After accepting Lebovits’ guilty plea, Dwyer said he arrived at the sentence of two years by checking state records and finding that was the average sentence for defendants with similar charges.
The deal gives Lebovits two years in a city jail, but because defendants typically serve just eight months on a one-year jail sentence — and because Lebovits already served 13 months behind bars — he’s expected to do only about three months in a city jail.
“The DA has been ready and willing to proceed to trial, but he understands he has to balance the needs of justice with what would be best for the complainant,” Nicolazzi said in court Friday.
“The fact that this case is finally concluded is a tremendous relief to the Lebovits family and to the victim and his family. Everybody is looking forward to moving on,” said defense attorney Arthur Aidala.
Lebovits declined to comment as he walked out of court.
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