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ReAndD1085 t1_j1z3ag9 wrote

Reply to comment by Alpha_Msp in Evidence unearthed by podcasters frees 2 Georgia men imprisoned for 25 years by efranklin13

97% of cases end with a plea deal where the person admits some wrong and over 90% of the remaining cases which go to trial end up with a conviction on at least one charge.

If a cop arrests you in America, you WILL go to jail and then prison unless you can plea your way to some kind of community service type punishment

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_Unfair_Suspension_ t1_j1z5tr8 wrote

There's always the chance the prosecutor drops the charges (usually the day before the trial they've spent weeks/months pursuing and claiming to be ready for) because they have no evidence and hoped you'd just take a plea...

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