If a person is given the chance of pleading guilty or innocent. Why would someone choose to plead innocent if pleading guilty gives a lesser punishment.
What happens if they plead innocent? Does the case remain open?
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You’re accused of a crime. At the start of the trial you have two options: you can admit you’re guilty, or you can deny it.
Pleading guilty means you admit it, you’re saying “the accusation is true, I am responsible for the crime.” Now the trial is canceled, there’s no need to get a jury together and examine witnesses and stuff like that, because you already admitted you’re guilty. We move straight on to the punishment.
Pleading not guilty means you deny it, you’re saying “the accusation is not true, I am not responsible for the crime.” So now we have to have a trial.
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