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In reply to the discussion: State offers Kaitlyn Hunt plea deal that would keep her out of jail [View all]unblock
(52,195 posts)26. plea bargains sometimes include pleading guilty to a lesser charge the state couldn't possibly prove
the main point of a plea bargain is to find some agreeable spot somewhere between scot-free and throw the book at 'em.
you then want the accused to plead guilty to a charge or set of charges that results in the agreed punishment. that charge, or those charges, may or may not be something that the defense could have easily prevailed at trial.
the accused agrees to plead guilty nevertheless, not because the plea bargained charge itself isn't beatable, but because rather to avoid trial on the original charges.
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If she were male, she would have been never offered any deal. The law operates with far less
24601
Aug 2013
#5
Hey - who are you saying said it was justified? It was an observation of the way the law tends
24601
Aug 2013
#34
That charges come from the time the minor victim ran away to Kate's house and was sheltered there.nt
msanthrope
Aug 2013
#7
plea bargains sometimes include pleading guilty to a lesser charge the state couldn't possibly prove
unblock
Aug 2013
#26
Doesn't change the fact she was 18 and her friend 14 when the encounter happened.
alp227
Aug 2013
#20
Kaitlyn Hunt accused of violating terms of pretrial release in Sebastian teen sex case
tammywammy
Aug 2013
#25