Ask Question
27 February, 18:26

Describe the pretrial process and the actions taken by the prosecution and the defense. Explain the practice of plea bargaining and why is it important for the criminal justice system?

+4
Answers (1)
  1. 27 February, 22:01
    0
    "A plea bargain is defined as an agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and the defendant where the prosecutor convinces the defendant to plead guilty to a lesser charge or to the original charge with a recommendation of a lighter sentence. A plea bargain allows the defendant to skip the lengthy process of a court trial and to avoid being convicted of the possible stronger charge. There are three types of plea bargaining available to defendants today.

    The three forms of plea bargaining are:

    Charge Bargaining: This is used when a defendant pleads guilty to a less serious crime than the one originally imposed

    Count Bargaining: This is used when the defendant pleads guilty to a fewer number of the charges.

    Sentence Bargaining: This is used when the defendant pleads guilty knowing what sentence will be given."
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Get an answer to your question ✅ “Describe the pretrial process and the actions taken by the prosecution and the defense. Explain the practice of plea bargaining and why is ...” in 📙 Law if there is no answer or all answers are wrong, use a search bar and try to find the answer among similar questions.
Search for Other Answers