In 2009, in a case on whether plea evidence in the United States was admissible in a Danish criminal trial (297/2008 H), the Supreme Court of Denmark (Danish: Hejesteret) unanimously ruled that the arguments were prima fa. under Danish law[44], but that witnesses can testify independently in the specific case (provided that the trial considers the possibility to be false or, at the very least, influenced by the advantages of the plea). [44] However, the Supreme Court has indicated that Danish law contains mechanisms similar to oral arguments, such as. B 10 of the Danish Penal Code (Danish: penalfeloven), which stipulates that a sentence can be reduced if the offender provides an offence that contributes to the resolution of another crime committed by others, or . 23 bis of the Danish Competition Act (Danish: konkurrenceloven), which stipulates that someone may ask to avoid a fine or criminal prosecution for participation in an agreement if it provides information on the cartel that the authorities cannot make at this stage. [46] [44] Author Martin Yant speaks of the use of coercion in oral arguments: oral arguments[31] in the trials of judges are admissible only to the extent that prosecutors and defence can agree that the accused will plead guilty to certain counts and the prosecutor will drop the rest. [Citation required] Although this is not a plea, the defence may, in Crown court cases, ask the judge for an indication of the likely maximum sentence that would be imposed if the accused pleads guilty. [32] [33] A prosecutor may want to maintain a high conviction rate or avoid losing high-level trials, thereby creating the potential to argue in advocacy that favours their interests, while reducing the potential for prosecution and punishment to deter crimes. [17] Prosecutors may also make prosecution decisions that have a significant impact on an accused`s sentence, and may lay charges or propose arguments that themselves induce an innocent accused to consider or accept a plea. In China, a pilot advocacy project was set up in 2016 by the Standing Committee of the National People`s Congress. [42] For defendants who face three years or less in prison, they agree to plead voluntarily guilty and agree with the criminals of prosecutors, and requests for sentences are punishable by light sentences. [43] If the court is satisfied that the defendant fully acknowledges the consequences of the appeal agreement and has been represented by the Defence Council, his will is expressed in full compliance with the legal requirements without deception or coercion, even if there is sufficient evidence of doubt as to the conviction and the agreement on a legitimate sentence is found – the court approves the pleadings and renders a guilty judgment.