# Justice vs Money

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-vs-money/194207>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-vs-money/194207 "2003-08-10T16:01:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-vs-money/194207/1 "2003-08-10T16:01:02Z")

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Has anyone ever done a study on the weight of a legal sentence in proportion to the amount of money the defendant paid to defend his/her case? I’m thinking the more money paid by the defendant, the lighter the sentence.

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**Author:** ![biqu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@biqu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biqu)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-vs-money/194207/2 "2003-08-10T18:46:44Z")

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**Re: Justice vs Money**

[Justice](http://www.nprsucks.com/scalia.jpg), if he’s prepared. 😃

What? I’m not in Cafe Society?

d&r