1. Plea Bargains
This gives the defendant a set punishment, which is usually to good to pass up. ... The sentence bargain is rather harmless; the only reason it appeals to the defendant is that it gives him certainty. ... Some people believe that giving the prosecutor the power to negotiate plea bargains is giving him more power than the judge. ... Plea bargains leave no real uniformity giving some people a lesser punishment than others who committed the same crime. ... Another state would be New York who has restricted plea bargains to the reductions they were allowed to give. ...
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- Grade Level: High School