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minus-squareBMTea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·7 months 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.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·7 months 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-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoExactly, which is why the judge objected to plea deal. Are you following now?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agoNo that’s a fig leaf of a cover, not an actual reason.
minus-squareBMTea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoNo, it was quite literally the reason.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months 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.