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> he was facing a punishment that could have gone to literally millions of dollars in fines and up to 35 years in prison. This is really not how the court syst

by ryanlol 11y ago

> he was facing a punishment that could have gone to literally millions of dollars in fines and up to 35 years in prison. This is really not how the court system works. Also, by killing himself before being sentenced he kind of ruined that argument anyway.

nitrogen 11y ago
This is really not how the court system works. Big, intimidating numbers are definitely one of the tactics used by prosecutors to coerce a plea.
- ryanlol 11y ago
  And this is why we have lawyers.