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How Guilty Pleas Fastrack and Derail Justice

How Guilty Pleas Fastrack and Derail Justice

Update: 2022-10-311
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The US Constitution guarantees a right to trial to anyone accused of a crime, but less than 3 percent of criminal defendants get a trial. Instead, they’re regularly cornered into pleading guilty, sometimes admitting to a crime they didn’t commit. Reporter Mark Betancourt retraces one innocent man’s legal ordeal to explain why this happens. 

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How Guilty Pleas Fastrack and Derail Justice

How Guilty Pleas Fastrack and Derail Justice

Paulina Velasco, Michelle Baker, Erica Huang, Monica Lopez, Ryan Katz, Mark Betancourt