why should plea bargaining be allowed?
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For a defendant in a criminal case, plea bargaining provides the opportunity for a more lenient sentence than if convicted at trial, and to have fewer (or less serious) offenses listed on a criminal record. There's also the natural tendency to want to trade risk for certainty.
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In negotiation, parties agree to work with one another in order to get to a resolution. This means relying on the other individual to want to achieve a result. Sometimes, talking to one another directly is not the best solution. In mediation, parties agree to work together, but under the guidance of a trained mediator.
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Plea bargaining allows defense attorneys to increase their efficiency and profits, because they can invest less time on plea-bargained cases. Disposing of cases efficiently is important for both public and private attorneys. ... Judges also benefit from plea bargaining.
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Capital punishment should be legal in case of murder. ... For them, justice will never be served until the murderer is put to death. Objection There are a lot of people who would want the death penalty for a lot of other crimes, even (relatively) trivial crimes. Justice is not about just following the victims' wishes.
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The death penalty in the US should be abolished. It is expensive to implement and often takes years between conviction and execution; however, the due process of appeals is a non-negotiable right. It is not a deterrent because it is unevenly and arbitrarily applied.
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Plea bargains are agreements between defendants and prosecutors in which defendants agree to plead guilty to some or all of the charges against them in exchange for concessions from the prosecutors. ... They often accomplish this by reducing the number of charges of the severity of the charges against defendants.
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By 1850 the practice had spread to felony courts, and it became routine for defendants to plead guilty in exchange for the dismissal of some charges or other agreements arranged with the prosecutor. ... Although not fully accepted by the appellate courts, plea bargaining began to mushroom in the early 20th century.
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anybody will negotiate if they want to sell something bad enough. nobody sells stuff at cost, so there's always room for at least some negotiating.
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Even if a judge thinks the sentence was demonstrably unfit it is not enough for a judge to disregard the joint submission. ... If trial judges were free to interfere on this basis, the result would be to “effectively eliminate the use of plea bargaining as part of the criminal prosecution process” (R.
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As the name implies, a Mandatory Settlement Conference is not optional. Both parties and their respective attorneys must attend.
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So, given a choice between life in prison and execution by the state, most people much prefer life and therefore will refrain from misconduct for which death is the punishment. ... Given the greater value of innocent lives, the less risky, better option justifies capital punishment on grounds of deterrence.
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One of the problems with the YCJA is the philosophy behind the act is that incarceration should be avoided at almost any cost. The thinking is young offenders have a better chance of rehabilitation in the community with supervision than they do in custody.
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The process of plea bargaining is one which is used by prosecutors to secure the testimony of an individual accused of a crime against a co-conspirator who has been charged with a more serious crime. ... Plea bargaining in this scenario will often occur when the evidence against an individual is overwhelming.
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It must be made for the purpose of earning the profits. ' Fines, penalties, damages and the legal costs associated with them will not be allowed as deductions when the penalties are for infractions of the law.
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Good faith bargaining typically refers to a party's duty to meet and negotiate at reasonable times with another party. Parties should be willing to reach an agreement, although neither party is required to agree to any proposal or make concessions.
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These agreements allow prosecutors to focus their time and resources on other cases, and reduce the number of trials that judges need to oversee. In plea bargains, prosecutors usually agree to reduce a defendant's punishment.
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Capital punishment for criminals can act as a deterrent. If the criminals are allowed in the society again, the security of citizens will be at stake. ... Values and morals must be protected by imposing maximum punishment for the criminals. The criminals, who are incapable of being reformed don't deserve to live.