Re:Confessions of an Ex-Prosecutor (2016)
by dragonwriter on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @12:02PM
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> 100% of innocent people can choose not to take a plea deal
But innocent party A can't choose not to have a third-party B take a plea deal in which testimony that reinforces the prosecution of A is rewarded with a lighter sentence for B than a guilty plea without such testimony would get.
Re:Confessions of an Ex-Prosecutor (2016)
by fastball on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @07:06PM
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So you're saying that plea deals encourage people to lie under oath? That seems like an entirely different problem from innocent people pleading guilty.
But innocent party A can't choose not to have a third-party B take a plea deal in which testimony that reinforces the prosecution of A is rewarded with a lighter sentence for B than a guilty plea without such testimony would get.