So I was on the discord and I was having a discussion about how much time the villains of AA would spend rotting behind bars, and I got the GENIUS idea to start a thread calculating the amount of time every main series villain would spend behind bars, to the best of my ability that is, for now I'll do only the big baddies, I'll probably update this thread as time goes by with the specifics with the less important villains.
(WARNING: My law experience is mostly non-existent, the conclusions I come to are due to excessive amounts of research, so take this whole thread with a grain of salt.)
Let's begin by listing the names of the villains currently in this thread:
Spoiler: PW:AA-DD
-Manfred von Karma
-Damon Gant
-Matt Engarde
-Diego Armando/Godot
-Kristoph Gavin
-The Phantom
-Damon Gant
-Matt Engarde
-Diego Armando/Godot
-Kristoph Gavin
-The Phantom
Spoiler: Manfred von Karma
This guy is gonna be a pain, he's committed so many crimes over his career that I'm not even sure I can list all of them, therefore I'll be limiting myself only to the crimes resulted from the DL-6 incident and Turnabout Goodbyes.
Now, the very first thing Manfred is guilty of is the murder of Gregory Edgeworth, this would be considered second degree murder, that alone could net him 15 years to life in prison, so already it's not starting off very well for everyone's favorite demon prosecutor.
That's it for DL-6, now onto the events of Turnabout Goodbyes...
So the first crime committed during these events would be the obvious soliciting murder, by sending that letter to Yanni Yogi, Manfred just sentenced himself to a maximum of 9 years behind bars for this crime alone.
I'm assuming that retraining Polly the Parrot is probably a crime, but I don't have the knowledge to determine which crime it would be... Sorry about that, however, I can tell you with certainty that destroying the DL-6 case file is a serious crime, being a Prosecutor destroying evidence relevant to his case would net him 2-5 years in state prison, the tasering of Phoenix and Maya would give him two assault and battery charges, one for Phoenix, one for Maya,
So that's 2 years in county jail for the assault misdemeanor, and another 2 for the battery. So that's 4 years for the tasering.
Manfred would then face another 5 years for perjury, lying in court is unsurprisingly looked down upon. Obstruction of justice would also be a major charge, punishable by up to 10 years.
So all in all, that's not too bad, Manfred isn't responsible for that many offenses, let's take a look at the final results.
Maximum Sentence: One life sentence, and an aditional 33 years on top of that.
Unfortunately for Manfred, he never served out more than a couple years of this long sentence, RIP Manfred.
Now, the very first thing Manfred is guilty of is the murder of Gregory Edgeworth, this would be considered second degree murder, that alone could net him 15 years to life in prison, so already it's not starting off very well for everyone's favorite demon prosecutor.
That's it for DL-6, now onto the events of Turnabout Goodbyes...
So the first crime committed during these events would be the obvious soliciting murder, by sending that letter to Yanni Yogi, Manfred just sentenced himself to a maximum of 9 years behind bars for this crime alone.
I'm assuming that retraining Polly the Parrot is probably a crime, but I don't have the knowledge to determine which crime it would be... Sorry about that, however, I can tell you with certainty that destroying the DL-6 case file is a serious crime, being a Prosecutor destroying evidence relevant to his case would net him 2-5 years in state prison, the tasering of Phoenix and Maya would give him two assault and battery charges, one for Phoenix, one for Maya,
So that's 2 years in county jail for the assault misdemeanor, and another 2 for the battery. So that's 4 years for the tasering.
Manfred would then face another 5 years for perjury, lying in court is unsurprisingly looked down upon. Obstruction of justice would also be a major charge, punishable by up to 10 years.
So all in all, that's not too bad, Manfred isn't responsible for that many offenses, let's take a look at the final results.
Maximum Sentence: One life sentence, and an aditional 33 years on top of that.
Unfortunately for Manfred, he never served out more than a couple years of this long sentence, RIP Manfred.
Spoiler: Damon Gant
Damon Gant, everyone's favorite swimmer!
This guy is absolute scum, so let's see how many crimes he's responsible for.
Whoo boy, let's see, SL-9 alone gives him 5 years for framing Ema Skye, and another 5 for framing Darke, the second degree murder of Neil Marshall is 15 to life, the tampering with evidence is another 5 years, blackmailing Lana Skye is a nice big 20 year sentence.
And look at that, 2 years later, another second degree murder, meaning another 15 years minimum, or a second life sentence maximum, 5 years for the tampering with the evidence and crime scene, 5 years for withholding evidence from the SL-9 incident, threatening Miles Edgeworth is 5 more years, the perjury is once again 5 years, obstruction of justice for an extra 10 years, let's take a look at just how much time Damon Gant would be put away for in his worst case scenario.
Maximum Sentence: Two back to back life sentences, with an additional 65 years.
Now that's what I call a double whammy!
Seriously, that's a lot of time to spend behind bars, I doubt Damon's getting out any time soon unless he were to ESCAPE FROM F***ING PRISON!
This guy is absolute scum, so let's see how many crimes he's responsible for.
Whoo boy, let's see, SL-9 alone gives him 5 years for framing Ema Skye, and another 5 for framing Darke, the second degree murder of Neil Marshall is 15 to life, the tampering with evidence is another 5 years, blackmailing Lana Skye is a nice big 20 year sentence.
And look at that, 2 years later, another second degree murder, meaning another 15 years minimum, or a second life sentence maximum, 5 years for the tampering with the evidence and crime scene, 5 years for withholding evidence from the SL-9 incident, threatening Miles Edgeworth is 5 more years, the perjury is once again 5 years, obstruction of justice for an extra 10 years, let's take a look at just how much time Damon Gant would be put away for in his worst case scenario.
Maximum Sentence: Two back to back life sentences, with an additional 65 years.
Now that's what I call a double whammy!
Seriously, that's a lot of time to spend behind bars, I doubt Damon's getting out any time soon unless he were to ESCAPE FROM F***ING PRISON!Spoiler: Matt Engarde
Matt Engarde! 
The guy who played everyone!
Let's start with the obvious, hiring Shelly, hiring a hitman lands you two felony charges, conspiracy to commit murder, and first degree murder, as we all know, first degree murder is a nice 20 to life sentence, and I'm sure Matt Engarde will be happy to hear that conspiracy to commit murder is a nice fat LIFE SENTENCE!
Using a webcam to spy on Juan Corrida's room would be an extra 3 years, blackmailing Shelly with the contents of what he recorded is 20 years, he would also be charged with perjury for lying on the stand, 5 years, obstruction of justice too, which is punishable by up to 10 years.
So let's see just how much time our good friend will get.
Maximum Sentence: Two back to back life sentences, with 38 additional years once he's done with those.
Fortunately for everyone here, Mr. Bond villain won't be getting out any time soon.
The guy who played everyone!Let's start with the obvious, hiring Shelly, hiring a hitman lands you two felony charges, conspiracy to commit murder, and first degree murder, as we all know, first degree murder is a nice 20 to life sentence, and I'm sure Matt Engarde will be happy to hear that conspiracy to commit murder is a nice fat LIFE SENTENCE!
Using a webcam to spy on Juan Corrida's room would be an extra 3 years, blackmailing Shelly with the contents of what he recorded is 20 years, he would also be charged with perjury for lying on the stand, 5 years, obstruction of justice too, which is punishable by up to 10 years.
So let's see just how much time our good friend will get.
Maximum Sentence: Two back to back life sentences, with 38 additional years once he's done with those.
Fortunately for everyone here, Mr. Bond villain won't be getting out any time soon.
Spoiler: Diego Armando
Next up is the tragic "villain" known as Diego Armando, I only hope he will find it in his heart for forgive me for calling him a villain.
Fortunately, Godot isn't exactly guilty of very much, killing Misty Fey is a classic case of a justifiable homicide, Misty Fey was currently channeling Dahlia, and had she not been stopped, Maya Fey would have been killed, therefore Godot would spend zero years behind bars for this crime.
However, he made the mistake of not remembering the simple fact that he could simply stop here and call the police and spend no time behind bars.
This mistake made Godot commit three crimes, tampering with evidence, perjury, and obstruction of justice. 5 years for tampering, 5 years for perjury, and 10 years for obstruction.
Thankfully, the sentence I'm about to give is an absolute worst case scenario, it's unlikely that even if found guilty of all 3 of these crimes, Godot would ever have to serve a sentence this long.
Maximum Sentence: 20 years.
All in all, not that bad
, 20 years may seem like a lot, but for a maximum sentence, that's quiet low.
Fortunately, Godot isn't exactly guilty of very much, killing Misty Fey is a classic case of a justifiable homicide, Misty Fey was currently channeling Dahlia, and had she not been stopped, Maya Fey would have been killed, therefore Godot would spend zero years behind bars for this crime.
However, he made the mistake of not remembering the simple fact that he could simply stop here and call the police and spend no time behind bars.
This mistake made Godot commit three crimes, tampering with evidence, perjury, and obstruction of justice. 5 years for tampering, 5 years for perjury, and 10 years for obstruction.
Thankfully, the sentence I'm about to give is an absolute worst case scenario, it's unlikely that even if found guilty of all 3 of these crimes, Godot would ever have to serve a sentence this long.
Maximum Sentence: 20 years.
All in all, not that bad
, 20 years may seem like a lot, but for a maximum sentence, that's quiet low.Spoiler: Kristoph Gavin
Now, it's time to take a look at the devil himself, Kristoph Gavin. 
The very first crime, the forgery that was given to Phoenix Wright, that piece of evidence alone would have given 3 years to Mr. Gavin, next we have the planting of poison inside of Vera Misham's nail polish, that's attempted murder right there, which is a life sentence by the way, the postage stamp left on the letter is the first degree of murder of Drew Misham, which is also a life sentence.
Then comes the murder of "Shadi Smith" aka Zak Gramarye, which is ANOTHER first degree murder, meaning once again, a life sentence, tampering with the crime scene gives him another 5, years the perjury and obstruction give him 5 and 10 years respectively, and once Vera Misham is found innocent, if Kristoph is found guilty in his own trial, he will be faced once again with perjury and obstruction, meaning once again 15 years.
Let's just how long this piece of human trash would get behind bars, shall we?
Maximum Sentence: 3 back to back life sentences, along with 38 years.
That's one long god damned sentence, I sure as hell wouldn't wanna be Kristoph right about now, at this point he'd probably be pursued with the death penalty, I'd laugh like a maniac if I were him too.
The very first crime, the forgery that was given to Phoenix Wright, that piece of evidence alone would have given 3 years to Mr. Gavin, next we have the planting of poison inside of Vera Misham's nail polish, that's attempted murder right there, which is a life sentence by the way, the postage stamp left on the letter is the first degree of murder of Drew Misham, which is also a life sentence.
Then comes the murder of "Shadi Smith" aka Zak Gramarye, which is ANOTHER first degree murder, meaning once again, a life sentence, tampering with the crime scene gives him another 5, years the perjury and obstruction give him 5 and 10 years respectively, and once Vera Misham is found innocent, if Kristoph is found guilty in his own trial, he will be faced once again with perjury and obstruction, meaning once again 15 years.
Let's just how long this piece of human trash would get behind bars, shall we?
Maximum Sentence: 3 back to back life sentences, along with 38 years.
That's one long god damned sentence, I sure as hell wouldn't wanna be Kristoph right about now, at this point he'd probably be pursued with the death penalty, I'd laugh like a maniac if I were him too.
Spoiler: The Phantom
Now for the lamest of all these wonderful baddies, let's have a look at The Phantom! 
I can only account for the known crimes he has committed, though it's likely that this guy's been contracted for more than what we saw in DD, so this one might not be very accurate (Then again, the others probably aren't very accurate either amirite? )
So this guy blew up a rocket, that right there is a felony that could land you up to 7 years behind bars, followed by the first degree murder of Metis Cykes, that's a life sentence, the tampering of the crime scene is an easy 5 years.
Now this is gonna be the fun part: Identity theft! Felony identity theft carries up to a 15 year sentence, meaning that if he had 15 years for every single known stolen identity, we're talking about a LOT of time, his breakdown shows that he stole the identities of at least 11 people, meaning 165 years in prison!
It is also likely that the Phantom murdered Bobby Fulbright, likely in the first degree, meaning another life sentence.
He also detonated two more bombs during the HAT-2 rocket launch, meaning about 14 years added to the sentence, he murdered Clay Terran this is second degree murder, 15 years to life, tampering with the crime scene, 5 years, and framing Solomon Starbuck, another 5, the attempted murder of Yuri Cosmos lands him another life sentence.
To prevent the evidence from getting out, the Phantom blew up a courtroom, this is an easy 7 years, however, since there was no attempt to harm anyone, he couldn't be charged with anything other than the exploding of a device resulting in injury. However, since the explosion was meant to conceal evidence, this could count as tampering evidence, meaning another 5 years, 3 years for the forgery of the evidence against Athena, and finally, the usual perjury and obstruction, 15 years.
This guy is not your run of the mill criminal, he's definitely deserving of the chair, multiple counts of first degree, murder, bombing, identity theft, I mean he doesn't screw around.
Maximum (?) Sentence: 4 life sentences back to back, and a whopping 231 additional years.
I guess the Phantom takes the cake for the longest time spent behind bars, and if this isn't deserving of capital punishment, I sure as hell don't know what is, I mean the guy's terrified of death, yet he doesn't mind being arrested... What the hell is he thinking?
I can only account for the known crimes he has committed, though it's likely that this guy's been contracted for more than what we saw in DD, so this one might not be very accurate (Then again, the others probably aren't very accurate either amirite?
)So this guy blew up a rocket, that right there is a felony that could land you up to 7 years behind bars, followed by the first degree murder of Metis Cykes, that's a life sentence, the tampering of the crime scene is an easy 5 years.
Now this is gonna be the fun part: Identity theft! Felony identity theft carries up to a 15 year sentence, meaning that if he had 15 years for every single known stolen identity, we're talking about a LOT of time, his breakdown shows that he stole the identities of at least 11 people, meaning 165 years in prison!
It is also likely that the Phantom murdered Bobby Fulbright, likely in the first degree, meaning another life sentence.
He also detonated two more bombs during the HAT-2 rocket launch, meaning about 14 years added to the sentence, he murdered Clay Terran this is second degree murder, 15 years to life, tampering with the crime scene, 5 years, and framing Solomon Starbuck, another 5, the attempted murder of Yuri Cosmos lands him another life sentence.
To prevent the evidence from getting out, the Phantom blew up a courtroom, this is an easy 7 years, however, since there was no attempt to harm anyone, he couldn't be charged with anything other than the exploding of a device resulting in injury. However, since the explosion was meant to conceal evidence, this could count as tampering evidence, meaning another 5 years, 3 years for the forgery of the evidence against Athena, and finally, the usual perjury and obstruction, 15 years.
This guy is not your run of the mill criminal, he's definitely deserving of the chair, multiple counts of first degree, murder, bombing, identity theft, I mean he doesn't screw around.
Maximum (?) Sentence: 4 life sentences back to back, and a whopping 231 additional years.
I guess the Phantom takes the cake for the longest time spent behind bars, and if this isn't deserving of capital punishment, I sure as hell don't know what is, I mean the guy's terrified of death, yet he doesn't mind being arrested... What the hell is he thinking?
