It's not just "can i beat this case"? It's also, "how much will it cost me?" and "how long will i stay imprisoned for before i'm found not guilty?". Of course,

It's not just "can i beat this case"? It's also, "how much will it cost me?" and "how long will i stay imprisoned for before i'm found not guilty?". Of course, there's the chance you're found guilty although noone would dare say you committed the crime (Leonard Peltier), or the chance that you'll submit to much harsher punishment than what was decided by the judge (Georges Ibrahim Abdallah). But even when you're white and you're not facing a political repression case, there's a good chance pleading guilty for a fine and a suspended sentence looks better than spending a whole year in jail awaiting the trial that will exonerate you. There's plenty of research in that area, feel free to look it up. https://www.npr.org/2023/02/22/1158356619/plea-bargains-criminal-cases-justice https://www.npr.org/2023/02/22/1158356619/plea-bargains-crim...