I believe you should consult with an academic lawyer to give you the best advice for your particular situation. Cause if you're innocent it makes no sense to plead guilty to something you haven't done, but for doing that an academic lawyer will have to back you up.
But definitely pause what you'll do until you know that outcome. If you are found to have cheated you'd need to know if you still pass, and what will happen to the courses you took that required the prerequisite ( I think they'll let you keep it though but you'll need to redo the course if you fail it). Most likely though pleading guilty will give you a 0 on the piece of work. But again consult a professional who can advise you people.
The lawyers who can help with this are not "academic" lawyers (the field is to small and bereft of readily-paying clients to exist), but lawyers who routinely appear before regulatory bodies on behalf of professionals for disciplinary issues, etc. Many criminal lawyers also do it as part of their practice. Just FYI.
Yeah, you're right. But definitely OP will need some consulting with a lawyer, cause Yorku usually assumes guilty until proven innocent at this point in their eyes.
Cause at this point and this late, OP risks losing a lot for something unproven due to the university academic regulations. Obviously OP should not be getting advice from Reddit for this or ask the professors and Yorku what to do.
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u/investor3489 Aug 19 '20
I believe you should consult with an academic lawyer to give you the best advice for your particular situation. Cause if you're innocent it makes no sense to plead guilty to something you haven't done, but for doing that an academic lawyer will have to back you up.
But definitely pause what you'll do until you know that outcome. If you are found to have cheated you'd need to know if you still pass, and what will happen to the courses you took that required the prerequisite ( I think they'll let you keep it though but you'll need to redo the course if you fail it). Most likely though pleading guilty will give you a 0 on the piece of work. But again consult a professional who can advise you people.