Plea bargaining When dealing with the Criminal Justice system plea bargaining is something that is a common occurrence. When some type of a negotiation between the prosecutor and the defense attorney takes place and there is no trial, this would be considered a plea bargain. (Criminal Justice, Pg.454) Although the defendant does loose some of his constitution rights by accepting it, he does have some benefits. Plea bargains usually have some kind of reduction of …
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…Justice, Pg.458) Some judges may require a meeting, in which he discussed the plea bargain with the defense attorney and the prosecutor. As you can see, even when there is no trial there is still work to be done. Through the plea bargaining process the defense attorney, the prosecutor, and the judge all have an essential part of the process. Reference: Criminal Jstice, Regoli, Robert M, & Hewitt, John D, copyright 1996 by Prentice-Hall, Inc., Pages454-458)