Re:U.K. men get 4-year sentences for Facebook riot posts
by nitrogen on Wednesday August 17, 2011 @07:20PM
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What is the motivation for requiring a plea of not guilty before going to trial, apart from saving the court time and money? Why not default to a trial in all cases, allow the defendant to stop the trial by pleading guilty, but ensure that not pleading guilty is never seen as being unremorseful?
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