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Bookmark or Share- plea bargain | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information InstituteMany criminal prosecutions within the United States judicial system end with a plea bargain before reaching a full jury trial. A plea bargain prevents the overriding of cases within the courts, which in turn allows prosecutors and judges to spend their time and resources on more controversial cases.
- Plea bargaining | Definition, Types, History, & Facts | BritannicaThere are three main types of plea bargains. Each type involves sentence reductions, but those reductions are achieved in very different ways. In charge bargaining, the defendant agrees to plead guilty to reduced charges (e.g., aggravated assault rather than attempted murder).
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