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minus-squareBMTea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoActually judges can and should call foul on plea deals that are poorly worded so as to allow future violations of tax law.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoA violation is a violation. A plea deal can’t make a future act not a crime. That’s completely nonsense.
minus-squareBMTea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoExactly, which is why the judge objected to plea deal. Are you following now?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 hours agoNo that’s a fig leaf of a cover, not an actual reason.
minus-squareBMTea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoNo, it was quite literally the reason.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoIt was “the” reason in the same way that SCOTUS decided history doesn’t support gun control. He made it up.
Actually judges can and should call foul on plea deals that are poorly worded so as to allow future violations of tax law.
A violation is a violation. A plea deal can’t make a future act not a crime. That’s completely nonsense.
Exactly, which is why the judge objected to plea deal. Are you following now?
No that’s a fig leaf of a cover, not an actual reason.
No, it was quite literally the reason.
It was “the” reason in the same way that SCOTUS decided history doesn’t support gun control. He made it up.