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emailking
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« on: December 02, 2021, 11:44:37 PM »
Isn't a judge sometimes giving a lighter sentence when remorse is expressed, as is common, the same thing in disguise?
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emailking
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« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2021, 04:43:10 PM »
"No person shall...be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself."

It says you can't be forced to testify. Not that you can't be rewarded if you do.

A loophole maybe, but it says what it says. A stricter sentence if you don't testify is functionally equivalent to a less strict sentence if you do.
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