Those who took plea deals in Oregon standoff weigh options
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An occupier of an Oregon wildlife refuge who took a plea deal before seven co-defendants were acquitted of the same charge says his lawyer is talking with prosecutors and withdrawing his guilty plea is a possibility.
Jon Ritzheimer told The Associated Press late Wednesday that attorneys for several others who agreed to plea bargains are having similar discussions.
It comes after a federal jury's stunning acquittal last week of key figures in the armed standoff over federal land policy last winter.
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Legal experts say prosecutors are likely considering how to proceed.
Law professor Tung Yin of Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland says those who went to trial beat the odds by winning, but for those who opted for plea deals, the acquittals don't justify a request to withdraw a guilty plea.