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Why Is It That When People Are Guilty In Court They Still Plead Not Guilty by eniolaamoda: 3:24pm On Nov 08, 2015
Pls lawyers in d house explain
Re: Why Is It That When People Are Guilty In Court They Still Plead Not Guilty by Young03(m): 3:43pm On Nov 08, 2015
Why did peter deny jesus , when he knew he was lying?
Re: Why Is It That When People Are Guilty In Court They Still Plead Not Guilty by Nickydrake(m): 4:16pm On Nov 08, 2015
It is for the same reason that the class teacher never gets a response when she asks the question "Who farted?": Everyone tries to avoid the unpleasant consequences of their actions, whether those actions are mild improprieties or savage premeditated crimes.

Therefore defendants who plead Not Guilty while conscious of their guilt do it because they have been assured by their lawyer that the prosecution presents a weak case, or that there is a good chance of getting the defendant off on a technicality.

Of course it doesn't always turn out well: if a person pleads Not Guilty and the court determines at the end of a drawn out trial that he is in fact guilty as sin, the court would be very pissed, and would as a result be likely to pronounce a stiffer sentence than the offender might have gotten if he had cut the buIlshit from the beginning.

Just like me, the court does not take well to having its time wasted. So, Eniola, plead guilty today. Save the time of the court.
Re: Why Is It That When People Are Guilty In Court They Still Plead Not Guilty by Babamide(m): 4:22pm On Nov 08, 2015
The law says innocent until proven guilty. It is the job of the prosecutor to show u are guilty. If your guilt cannot be established, u are innocent.
Re: Why Is It That When People Are Guilty In Court They Still Plead Not Guilty by worry359(m): 6:38pm On Nov 08, 2015
It is because of MONEY!
Plead guilty and the lawyer gets paid for a few minutes only.
Plead not guilty and the lawyers can stretch the case out thus raising their fees.
So they always advise people to plead not guilty,
even when they were found with with a knife and dead body covered in blood. shocked
Re: Why Is It That When People Are Guilty In Court They Still Plead Not Guilty by eniolaamoda: 2:55pm On Nov 09, 2015
Nickydrake:
It is for the same reason that the class teacher never gets a response when she asks the question "Who farted?": Everyone tries to avoid the unpleasant consequences of their actions, whether those actions are mild improprieties or savage premeditated crimes.

Therefore defendants who plead Not Guilty while conscious of their guilt do it because they have been assured by their lawyer that the prosecution presents a weak case, or that there is a good chance of getting the defendant off on a technicality.

Of course it doesn't always turn out well: if a person pleads Not Guilty and the court determines at the end of a drawn out trial that he is in fact guilty as sin, the court would be very pissed, and would as a result be likely to pronounce a stiffer sentence than the offender might have gotten if he had cut the buIlshit from the beginning.

Just like me, the court does not take well to having its time wasted. So, Eniola, plead guilty today. Save the time of the court.

Lol

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