China does suspended death sentences. If in a 2 year period after your sentencing new charges come to light, you will get the death sentence. I think the point is to incentivize the guilty to admit to all their crimes and not hide anything from the prosecution. I don’t know how well it works as I don’t have data but on paper at least it makes sense. If you get life in prison for your 10 crimes, you might as well admit to the other 4 since the only way it can get worse for you is for police to find out about them and your life in prison turns into death. It’s not a scenario where you gain anything by not talking.
China does suspended death sentences. If in a 2 year period after your sentencing new charges come to light, you will get the death sentence. I think the point is to incentivize the guilty to admit to all their crimes and not hide anything from the prosecution. I don’t know how well it works as I don’t have data but on paper at least it makes sense. If you get life in prison for your 10 crimes, you might as well admit to the other 4 since the only way it can get worse for you is for police to find out about them and your life in prison turns into death. It’s not a scenario where you gain anything by not talking.