If "worst come to worst" and you are taken to court you will be asked if you want to plead guilty or not guilty. You need to decide whether you are guilty or not. If you think you did nothing wrong then plead not guilty. This is extremely important:
Be very careful if your lawyer tries to convince you to plea guilty.
Your lawyer may try to convince you to plead guilty if he believes this will shorten your sentence, as in Marika's case or if he thinks that the judge will not believe you. Ultimately, this in NOT for him to decide. He is there to defend you and your interests. He might tell you that if you do not plead guilty you will go to jail or that you will be kicked out of the army etc. This naturally creates immense fear, especially when you have a wife and children depending on you. If you don't want to plead guilty then you should not feel pressured into doing so! Often lawyers convince their clients to plead guilty. Click here to read more unbelievable stories.
If you plead guilty but you actually acted in self defence then you will loose your right to use "self defence" in your case. It means you accept the charges against you and you will be punished.
You can expect your punishment to be severe and possibly out of proportion to the incident in which you were involved.The UK has an extremely strict justice system. You are likely to be tried in a court-martial and could face stern punishment.
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