Ron can still testify against anyone after his drug trial. I wonder if they can change his sentence, if it's minimum mandatory, after they sentence him and he cooperates? I wonder if, perhaps, that's the best way to take care of such things, legally (and from LE/Prosecution point of view) - that they follow through on Ron's drug case & sentencing. Then his sentence is adjusted after-the-fact.
Tommy took the plea, so it may have been his best position after all to bet on the minimum mandatory. He could also testify after-the-fact. In tapes with Lindsy, when she and Tommy talk about his 3 years, she calculates time served, and comes up with 2 years 3 months (or something like that). And he always says "we'll see, we'll see." Perhaps he means it. Perhaps his testimony after-sentencing would have an affect on his sentence as well?
I am purely speculating here - regarding sentence reductiosn - and just mulling possibilities. I've not really seen away around these minimum mandatory charges for drug laws. It rather takes the bite out of them if there's ways around them. (I wonder how long these new minimum-mandatories have been in effect - and if anyone else has had their sentence reduced after-the-fact?)
At the end of the day, I have to also wonder if Donna Brock will serve the longest sentence of all, being the oldest (vs. Misty's young age), her crime falls across state lines, she brought the most drugs into the deal for sale, and she has no information to barter with before OR after-the-fact.
*shakes head*
