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The data, as amazed by organizations like the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, tends to show that prosecutors accept upwards of 80% of charges
by throwaway17_17 6y ago
The data, as amazed by organizations like the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, tends to show that prosecutors accept upwards of 80% of charges submitted for prosecution by law enforcement and that grand jury’s will indict upwards of 95% of cases presented to them. [1] The common phrasing amongst lawyers is that a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich and that a DA will accept as many charges at the highest level they can and that they’ll see what might stick later.
1 - Those grand jury numbers are why the Breonna Taylor non-indictment is so angering
- refurb 6y agoInteresting. So using the rough numbers, an average of 68% of people (85% * 80%) arrested will agree to a plea agreement.
- throwaway17_17 6y agoThat is probably a fair assumption of the average on a national scale. I know in my jurisdiction it is somewhere near 88%.