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Regardless of the guilt of these defendants, it is improper to assume that only guilty people plead guilty. Many people plead guilty to crimes they are innocent of for various reasons, including but not limited to the cost of legal representation or typical coersion. https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/02/10/why-do-innocent-people-end-up-pleading-guilty/ https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/8e5437e4-79b2-4535-b26c-9fa266de7de8/why-innocent-people-plead-guilty-_-jrakoff_ny-review-of-books-2014.pdf
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