"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
- Martin Luther King Jr.
"A plea bargain allows the parties to agree on the outcome and settle the pending charge. (Plea Bargain)" Plea bargaining is a new way of obtaining a conviction. A trial and jury are becoming less and less common: "most estimates are that approximately 90% of all criminal cases are settled through plea bargains. (Heisse)" There are different types of bargaining, and there are several advantageous factors about bargaining agreements for the defendant. …