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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If they plead not guilty, the prosecution has to convince the court that the defendant is guilty under the “beyond reasonable doubt” standard of proof to obtain a guilty verdice, which requires much more solid evidence than the mere formality that it is to find a person guilty after they already pled so. People who plead not guilty are usually those who, at the point the plea is made, still believe that the evidence against them does not meet the higher standard.
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