What are the purposes and benefits of an admission of guilt?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Alberta v. Paidra, 2013 ABLS 18 (CanLII):
20. The purposes and benefits of the admission of guilt are described in Law Society of Alberta v. Pearson, [2011] L.S.D.D. No. 208. Among other things, it benefits Complainants by saving their time in attending a lengthy hearing and, in some cases, by avoiding having to testify, relive the events and be subjected to cross-examination in an adversarial process.
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