I wonder if the state is trying to save face by offering them an "easy" way out
Samourai devs expected to change their plea to guilty.
what.
the.
fuck.
https://fxtwitter.com/theragetech/status/1950254857002082603
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i thought we were fighting this to avoid a vad precedent being set.
That's what I'd hoped too. But it never really is "we" in matters like this, even if we feel that way. Ultimately, it is their lives and legal process. I hope they at least got off easier. Otherwise the entire thing was a waste of time and money. I understand that many people donated to their defense thinking they'd play it out, but expecting anything in return isn't fair. I get the disappointment though. I wanted to see the state explicitly lose. Because pleas like this usually just allow the state to walk away clean at our expense AND with the ability to do it all over again to someone else.
its true you have to be an autistic zealot with nothing to lose to fight this kind of legal battle.
but as I said, I thought that's what we were doing here
fighting a bit and cutting a deal is the logical choice for a normal human in these circumstances.
I'm not an attorney, but I don't think sets any precedent at least. Someone else can still fight certain legal assumptions and win the next time it happens (as far as I understand law, which isn't much). And I assume precedent can be challenged on some basis in the future regardless. Either way, it is disappointing.
It sets soft precedent, in other words, any rulings from the court, particularly those based on facts later incorporated into sentencing, will be persuasive for future courts. But nothing set in stone. It will be interesting to see how sentencing goes and what the Judge says in terms of determining sentencing and the basis for it.