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 mean I get the 'no remorse' stipulation but I'd reserve that for perpetrators who actively antagonize victims before and during court proceedings... Silence is not that. In fact silence is the absence of that. In other words, you can't prove someone's silence is out of spite to the victims. This is a gross overstep.
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