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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I pled guilty because the court offered my lawyer a plea deal I could live with. I mean, I did it (called it in myself), but having to spend thousands of dollars in legal fees and penalties, when the evidence against me was my own admission of guilt, would have biased the judge towards a harsher penalty. Some people plead not guilty because they believe they have the advantage of not admitting what they’ve done, or, rarely, not actually having done it.
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