dch82@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoELI5: What's the point of court confessions?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareELI5: What's the point of court confessions?dch82@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareCameronDevlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months agoDo you mean pleading guilty? I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is its a way to shortcut the trial, and hopefully get a lenient sentence.
Do you mean pleading guilty?
I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is its a way to shortcut the trial, and hopefully get a lenient sentence.