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According to what I understood from the article, a trial is not even relevant. Lawyers are barely relevant. A prosecutor threatens someone with a life-destroyin
by wfo 10y ago
According to what I understood from the article, a trial is not even relevant. Lawyers are barely relevant. A prosecutor threatens someone with a life-destroying extreme sentence, and they take the short plea term. Confess to this crime you may have committed or we will destroy you. End of story. No trial, no long discussion, your lawyer will advise you to take the deal because facing 30 years in prison for a minor offense is a very real possibility. The cops will lie in court and be believed, forensic science will be fabricated, it's just not worth the risk. Federal or state.
- fisherjeff 10y agoNot to mention you most likely get out of jail more quickly by taking the plea than if you waited for a trial. Restating for emphasis: These deals work because you'll be in jail longer if proven innocent than if you falsely plead guilty.
- c22 10y agoAfter being in a car accident (my fault) without insurance and in which another driver broke an arm I was arrested and held in jail for two months at which point I was given the option of going to court on a charges of "assault with a deadly weapon" and related miscellany or pleading to "hit and run" and getting released immediately with time served. This despite the fact that I was arrested next to my capsized vehicle. The prosecution had completely fabricated police statements that I said I was trying to kill people. I felt terrible for causing that accident and the related damages and harm but the system truly is deeply fucked.