"On one hand, the Constitution guarantees the accused a right to a jury trial. It's a fundamental constitutional right. But the reality is that if you exercise that right ... you're likely to be punished more severely than you would have been had you pled guilty to the offense," said Jimmy Gurulé, a University of Notre Dame law professor and former federal prosecutor.
The data also show that rioters who pleaded guilty to misdemeanors were far less likely to get jail time than those who contested their misdemeanor charges at a trial.
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