quote:Originally posted by CADad:
zomby,
Given the world of cycling he was probably guilty IMO, but there are many, many documented cases of people copping to lesser penalties who were totally innocent simply because the alternative was too nasty to face.
I tend to think those copping pleas who are innocent are those who somehow have all this circumstancial evidence mounted against them, are facing jail time if it goes thru a trial, are told they'll never win the case and/or can't afford to hire a slick shister lawyer to confuse and convince a jury in their favor. And last but most importantly, can't afford that shrewd lawyer to guarentee or at lesst show overwhelming proof of their innocence.
In Armstrong's case, i don't see what he has to lose since his reputation is down the toilet, is getting stripped of all his wins and are coming after his income.