Ah ok. Didn’t know this. Thanks.
Comment on Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering health insurance CEO
Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 3 days agoThis is requirement in US Court system to even have a trial. If you admit guilt, they skip right to sentencing
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 days ago
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Wait… Is this not a requirement elsewhere?
Steve@startrek.website 3 days ago
There are reasons why someone might admit guilt when they didnt do it. A fall guy for the mafia, for example. In that case an honest court system might want a trial to uncover the truth, rather than just lock up the patsy.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Ah.
It seems like the court system you describe is considered an investigative body.
Under the US system, the investigation proceeds independent of the courts. The fall guy pleading guilty doesn’t stop the investigation.