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You actually have it backwards.

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I don't.

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The deck is stacked in favor of the prosecution especially in low level offenses where the costs of fighting often exceed the penalties the prosecution is seeking to impose.


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Now that is true -- but you are arguing the facts not the law. A plea is very likely in any small offense regardless of guilt. If you get a parking ticket for less than $50, you are more likely to pay it than fight it -- even if you parked in a way that was 100% legal. A conviction after trial and appeal (if it ever got that far) for advancing /profiting from gambling based on a cooperative gambling group is nearly impossible... but this is like arguing about angels on the head of a pin and I am going to stop here.