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Perhaps someone here who actually is a lawyer can answer this or correct my understanding... Under current rules, any plea bargain offers by a prosecutor can't
by ratsbane 14y ago
Perhaps someone here who actually is a lawyer can answer this or correct my understanding... Under current rules, any plea bargain offers by a prosecutor can't be introduced into the trial. What if that were changed? What if, at the same time a jury is told that the maximum sentence is 47 years imprisonment they were also told the details of any plea-bargain negotiations, such as that the prosecution had been willing to accept 3 months? Might this help to mitigate the perverse effects of the plea bargain system we have now?
- pyre 14y agoWell, it's usually the judge that makes the sentencing determination. A jury is just there to determine guilt or innocence. If a jury knew that the prosecutor was willing to take a 90% reduced sentence, but they still feel that the defendant is guilty, that wouldn't change anything.