Question

Reseachers michael l. radelet and adam bedau reviewed more than 800 cases of innocent people being convicted of capital crimes, and they found that 56 had

a. no jury trial.

b. had received early parole.

c. admitted guilt.

d. made false confessions.

Answer 1

They admitted guilt.

Answer 2

Answer:

c. admitted guilt.

Explanation:

The research of michael l. Radelet and Adam Bedau showed that many people are convicted after pleading guilty to a crime they did not commit to prosecutors, to compromise and take supposedly lighter punishments.

The vast majority of these people are convicted of drug or homicide cases. Almost all cases of admission of guilt to the prosecutor by innocent people followed false confessions to law enforcement authorities.