StitchIsABitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoIf someone pleads not guilty in court and is then found guilty of the crime anyway, does perjury get added to the list of crimes as well?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1message-squareIf someone pleads not guilty in court and is then found guilty of the crime anyway, does perjury get added to the list of crimes as well?StitchIsABitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFisk400@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoIf we assume US centrism here since you didn’t specify country then practically you do get punished for pleasing not guilty. Not because it’s illegal to lie but because if you plead guilty you usually get a shorter sentence.
If we assume US centrism here since you didn’t specify country then practically you do get punished for pleasing not guilty. Not because it’s illegal to lie but because if you plead guilty you usually get a shorter sentence.