Plea-bargaining means pleading guilty to a lesser charge: the practice of arranging with the prosecution, and sometimes a judge, for a defendant to plead guilty to a less serious charge rather than be tried for a more serious one.
Don't criminal defendants have the right to plea bargain every case?
Absolutely not. A defendant has the right either to plead guilty to the entire indictment or to demand a trial. Plea bargaining requires the court's permission and the district attorney's consent.
The Pros of plea bargaining are :
1) plea bargaining saves taxpayers an enormous amount of money.…
