https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1466442103513305093
By a 5β2 vote, the (extremely conservative) Florida Supreme Court holds that criminal defendants who exercise their right against self-incrimination by refusing to admit guilt may be punished with higher sentences due to "lack of remorse." https://t.co/p5XaoglWKU
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) December 2, 2021
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I feel like this has been the case for forever. And the "5th amendment" bit is really the lesser problem -- the real frick you is that this kind of thing absolutely increases the sentence for innocent people who have been wrongly convicted.
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