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A bit of googling finds the name of the men that were murdered that night, Charles Pitts, 60, and Jackson Hamm, 65. He admitted to murdering them. (Which is wh
by trothamel 5y ago
A bit of googling finds the name of the men that were murdered that night, Charles Pitts, 60, and Jackson Hamm, 65.
He admitted to murdering them. (Which is what a guilty plea fundamentally is.)
- ced 5y agoHe admitted to murdering them. (Which is what a guilty plea fundamentally is.) Isn't the accused sometimes advised to plead guilty (regardless of the truth of the matter) because he has little chance of winning a plea of innocence? Or is that just in fiction?
- lazyasciiart 5y agoNo, it's true. 95% of felony convictions in America are from plea deals, not trials. https://www.cato.org/commentary/prisons-are-packed-because-prosecutors-are-coercing-plea-deals-yes-its-totally-legal https://www.cato.org/commentary/prisons-are-packed-because-p...