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Regardless of conviction, does having a motive for a crime typically increase the sentence? I would have thought it would be more likely to be the other way rou
by oneeyedpigeon 3y ago
Regardless of conviction, does having a motive for a crime typically increase the sentence? I would have thought it would be more likely to be the other way round.
- ttyprintk 3y agoNot a lawyer, but I would expect sentencing considers at minimum the details of the conviction. Maybe at that stage a lack of explanation under pressure presents as a lack of remorse. But before conviction, not having a motive furthers certain defenses, and those possibilities can be useful in the context of plea bargaining.
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