Adrian Thomas Case Study Answers

judge warned Gampero that if he didn’t accept the plea he would give him the maximum sentence of 25 years to life. Gampero had no other choice but to accept the plea at that point because if he did not and they found him guilty he would be in prison for a crime he did not commit. There are a whole lot of problems with plea bargaining and because of plea bargaining a lot of people ends up with their life ruined. Many people feel like there are pros that come with accepting the plea which is saving money and getting a lesser sentence. Even though sometimes it is beneficial because of lack of evidence or lack of a good defense team I don’t think you should plead guilty to something you did not do. Many people suffer from accepting pleas because in their heart they know they did not commit the crime but they know that if they take it to trial there is a chance that they will lose. In …show more content…
An earlier case that involved trickery confessions was the Adrian Thomas case. Thomas was convicted of killing his four month old child. Thomas was being interrogated by the police for almost ten hours where he confessed to killing his son. Thomas was not admitting to killing his son because he felt like he did not. There could have been two ways Thomas son died, from an infection or from an injury from Thomas throwing him down in his crib. The investigators put words in Thomas mouth and made him act out things he did to his son. Thomas interrogation was coercive because what the police di to him in that room was not right. He then confessed to the crime when they told him that his wife would have to go to prison for the crime. Thomas did not his wife to prison so he told them he would commit to the crime to save her. This case is similar to Rose case because Rose admits to the crime to save her mother who she loves dearly just like Thomas confessing to save his wife so she won’t have to take the fall for killing their