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He admitted to murdering them. (Which is what a guilty plea fundamentally is.)

Isn't the accused sometimes advised to plead guilty (regardless of the truth of the matter) because he has little chance of winning a plea of innocence? Or is that just in fiction?

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No, it's true. 95% of felony convictions in America are from plea deals, not trials. https://www.cato.org/commentary/prisons-are-packed-because-p...