Imagine you are given a choice: Plead guilty to a crime you didn't commit and receive a sentence of four or so years, or take a chance with a jury and receive "25 years to life." In addition, imagine that you are an African-American or Hispanic and you will most likely have an all white jury in Orange County or San Diego County or some other well-known conservative place and a person has said they saw you at the crime scene (the person identified you in a photo presented by the police), or there is other shaky evidence that can be used against you (an informant will be getting immunity or a lesser sentence for testifying against you). What would you plead?
i don't understand this article. why can't you just plead innocent when you know you are? can someone help?
2007-08-29 13:08:40 · 5 answers · asked by sweet&simple 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
so even if they plead guilty is that strike one?
2007-08-29 13:23:20 · update #1
It's a lawyer-y way of looking at things, but people who haven't committed crimes should never be encouraged to plead guilty. It's not a coin toss, if you're innocent tell the jury.
2007-08-29 13:12:11 · answer #1 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such legal plea as "innocent".
There is "guilty", "not guilty", "no contest" (meaning you aren't arguing the point at all), and "not guilty because of an affirmative defense" (you did it, but you have a valid legal reason).
Sometimes, if you are likely to be convicted of a more serious crime, its a valid tactical decision to plead guilty to a lesser charge -- it's a shame the system works that way, but that's the reality.
2007-08-29 13:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt many innocent people plead guilty. And what has that got to do with the 3 strike law. If it was my third strike you can bet I would take it to trial.
2007-08-29 13:17:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has nothing to do with the 3 strikes law. In fact, if you're on your third strike you're more likely to plead not guilty since you have nothing to lose.
2007-08-29 13:48:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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