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Serial S03 - Ep. 1: A Bar Fight Walks into the Justice Center

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Why Is a Misdemeanor of Little Convenience?

In this county, innocence is a misdemeanor. We're trying to get rid of cases. If somebody is offered o plea to a misdemeanor, you take it. Ok. That that's a win in defence parlance,. The feeling will be, while she has a prior record any way, so a plea to a misdemeanour is of no consequence herethe i remember one judge told me: 'If they don't have the evidence against you, they'll let you plead out to a misdemeanor' A lawyer like russ sometimes has to remind himself how mangled a principle that is - if the prosecution can't prove its case, they should drop it.

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