"The plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal, copping a plea, or plea in mitigation) is any agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor."
"A plea bargain allows both parties to avoid a lengthy criminal trial and may allow criminal defendants to avoid the risk of conviction at trial on a more serious charge."
"Plea bargaining is a significant part of the criminal justice system in the United States; the vast majority (roughly 90%)of criminal cases in the United States are settled by plea bargain rather than by a jury trial."
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"The plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal, copping a plea, or plea in mitigation) is any agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor."
"A plea bargain allows both parties to avoid a lengthy criminal trial and may allow criminal defendants to avoid the risk of conviction at trial on a more serious charge."
"Plea bargaining is a significant part of the criminal justice system in the United States; the vast majority (roughly 90%)of criminal cases in the United States are settled by plea bargain rather than by a jury trial."