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I think that's why prosecutors try to scare defendants into plea bargains by charging them with the maximum offenses they can possibly justify. It's better for
by forgotAgain 15y ago
I think that's why prosecutors try to scare defendants into plea bargains by charging them with the maximum offenses they can possibly justify. It's better for the prosecutors in these types of cases for the jury to not have a say.
- timwiseman 15y agoI've had the pleasure of speaking to a couple of prosecutors and am in law school right now. They definitely try to get plea bargains, but it is more a matter of effeciency. In any place with a remotely high population density, a prosecutor normally has more cases lined up than they can really do justice for and many more that they are deliberately choosing not to go forward with at all, not because they don't have plenty of evidence, but because they are focusing on the more significant cases. Getting a plea bargain is simply much faster for the prosecutor and much cheaper for the government than a full trial.
- JoshTriplett 15y agoSounds like we need more prosecutors, or fewer laws, or both.