There are only two results: one is that the prosecutor is supported by the court and the defendant is found guilty; One is that the defense viewpoint is adopted by the court and the defendant is acquitted. The principle of innocent defense refers to the principle that lawyers must abide by in the process of defending defendants.
Summary:
1. In criminal proceedings, the defendant and his defenders (who can only provide legal advice or opinions according to the defendant's wishes) can plead guilty or not according to the circumstances of the case.
2. Innocent defense means that the defendant and his attorney defend the defendant in the trial, and there are only two results. One is that the prosecutor was supported by the court and the defendant was found guilty; One is that the defendant wins the case and is acquitted.
However, because it is difficult for the defendant to win the case in a public prosecution case, it is actually quite unfavorable for the defendant to plead not guilty blindly. So in practice, the lawyer will convince the defendant to plead guilty after reading the case file (the defendant has no right to read it).
3. Guilty defense means that the defendant and his lawyer defend the defendant guilty but lightly during the trial. Of course, the result is a conviction, but the crime may be lighter or mitigated.
4. At first glance, the innocent defense is better, but in fact, the guilty defense is more beneficial to the parties in most cases, which is the result of concrete analysis of specific cases and the result of the game between the prosecution and the defense.
In the United States, in order to gain their own interests and avoid risks, both the prosecution and the defense often reach a legal plea bargain, so that criminals can admit their crimes and the prosecution can reduce the prosecution penalty. Because the trial judge in any country can't go beyond the requirements of the prosecution and increase the punishment himself.
6. Guilty or innocence defense is also a game. Under normal circumstances, if the defendant confesses that the evidence of the crime is conclusive or difficult to explain, the judge may, at his discretion, give a lighter punishment within the statutory penalty range. If the crime is proved, the defendant will definitely be severely sentenced and considered to have a bad attitude of pleading guilty. So it can't be said that guilty defense is worse than innocent defense.