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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

It depends on deception to “sidestep the law without changing the law.”. For example, a collection of evidence about a single felony offense will be broken down into separate misdemeanor offenses labeled as separate “acts.” Lies about law involve lawyers twisting statutes until they no longer represent the original law.