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What do you mean that the US legal systems has locked up a huge number that have not even been charged? That doesn't pass the sniff test. Or maybe I'm misinterp
by vajrabum 5y ago
What do you mean that the US legal systems has locked up a huge number that have not even been charged? That doesn't pass the sniff test. Or maybe I'm misinterpreting what you're saying.
- Clubber 5y agoMost cases are pled out of court. So the dilemma is you are innocent, the prosecutor is asking 20 years for the crime you didn't commit. If you plea guilty to the crime you didn't commit, you get 5 years. Your public defender probably has 40 other ongoing cases, so he is an expert at plea deals but who knows about his trial skills. He recommends you take the plea deal. Do you trust the jury to find you rightfully innocent?