Been listening to a bunch of true crime podcasts lately. More often than not, the person accused of a horrific crime, is offered some sort of reduced sentence, in exchange for a guilty plea. I know part of the reason is to spare the victim(s) and their families the trauma of going through a trial. It just seems pointless when they have so much evidence to convict them and give them a harsher sentence, especially considering how many people rarely serve the full sentence. I get it but I also don’t.
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Prosecutors get rewarded for winning cases, and guilty pleas are the fastest way. In addition, anything can happen at trial, the case can fall apart, new evidence comes to light, the jury becomes sympathetic to the defendant, some evidence becomes inadmissible, a key witness disappears, police misconduct ruins everything, etc. A plea is a guaranteed win, while trial isn’t.
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