If the defendant is not the person who committed the crime and someone else confesses to the crime, the defendant should be released. The only exception is if the police have evidence the person confessing is lying and that the defendant is the guilty party. It is the JOB of the police to bring the guilty to trial.
The wrongly accused person, however, will only be released if the prosecutor drops the charges, the case is dismissed by the court, or the judge declares a mistrial.
If the defendant is not the person who committed the crime and someone else confesses to the crime, the defendant should be released. The only exception is if the police have evidence the person confessing is lying and that the defendant is the guilty party. It is the JOB of the police to bring the guilty to trial.The wrongly accused person, however, will only be released if the prosecutor drops the charges, the case is dismissed by the court, or the judge declares a mistrial.
Would guilty be any help? Ex. You are the one to blame. You are the one guilty.
blame
Yes, but it may take more than just a onfession, there is an embarrassment issue so even if innocent person charged, they won't want to admit a mistake.
The likely word is the adjective "guilty" (bearing the blame or responsibility, not innocent).
A few names for a person you blame your problems on are scapegoat or victim. In slang: Blame-y.
A person who takes no blame is often referred to as being "blameless" or "unaccountable."
Blame takers
The phrase "we are to blame" can be translated into Latin as "nos culpam habemus" or "nos reus sumus." Both convey the idea of accountability or guilt. The first emphasizes having blame, while the second focuses on being guilty.
Exculpated means acquitted, found not guilty, cleared of blame.
I wouldn't want to see you blame the wrong person.
Not necessarily, because those others may be guilty by association. For example, if only one person actually robbed a bank but someone else drove the getaway car, the driver would be guilty of the crime by his association with it and helping for the crime to be committed successfully.