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11111nata11111 [884]
4 years ago
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What if the defendant later admits that they did in fact kill the victim. Are they getting away with murder or could there be an

y other options?
Law
1 answer:
Sveta_85 [38]4 years ago
4 0

There are other options in the case when defendant admits to the crime (of killing the victim)

Explanation:

In case the defendant accepts to have committed the crime of killing the victim, he can be given a thought of receiving some leniency in the punishment.

The counsel of the concerned defendant can argue in the court of law, that act was in a fit of rage, or haste of anger and was entirely not pre-meditated. He can further arague that feeling guilt of the crime, the defendant admitted to his crime hence he should be subjected to a lenient term.

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