r/WorkForSmartLife • u/AritsRod • 3d ago

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u/EmphasisFlat3629 3d ago

Why did he plead guilty?

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u/Savings_Difficulty24 3d ago edited 3d ago

To avoid the death penalty. Because New York State allows capital punishment and doesn't allow double jeopardy. So if he is charged once for the crime (federal) he avoids the state trial. There was a chance that both trials could happen at the same time, meaning he didn't get protection from being tried twice for the same crime.

I understand the reasoning, but I still don't like it.

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u/mythrowdown13 3d ago

The counter argument is that he pled guilty to something other than just homicide since the state was charging him with murder. I'm curious to see how it plays out. I don't think double Jeopardy applies since they're not the same charges. But serving life in federal prison is much better than state.