And cases when the penalty after going to trial is likely to be the same as the penalty after a guilty plea. If the sentence is mandatory life, might as well roll the die and hope you get the jury that doesn’t believe confessions, DNA, ballistics, or eyewitnesses.
And cases when the penalty after going to trial is likely to be the same as the penalty after a guilty plea. If the sentence is mandatory life, might as well roll the die and hope you get the jury that doesn’t believe confessions, DNA, ballistics, or eyewitnesses.