0 an agreement to allow someone accused of a crime to admit to being guilty of a less serious crime, in order to avoid being tried for the more serious one
1 an agreement to allow someone accused of a crime to admit to being guilty of a less serious crime in order to avoid being tried for the more serious one
The second is the power of the prosecution to plea bargain.
As part of his plea bargain, he was committed to revealing all his insider deals.
Decisions are made by the prosecution service to plea bargain or reduce the charge which should be properly applied.
I have to ask, therefore: was there a plea bargain?
If someone involved in that exercise admitted negligence, perhaps on a plea bargain, would that mean that the maximum penalty to which they would be liable would be only £5,000?
They might then plea bargain, asking to be prosecuted for the alleged offence, and in exchange for pleading guilty they would demand a sentence of deportation.
Fifthly, in order to be sure of obtaining conviction, there will be cases in which the prosecution will find itself obliged to accept an unrealistic plea bargain.
Fifthly, in order to be sure of obtaining a conviction, there will be cases in which the prosecution will find itself obliged to accept an unrealistic plea bargain.
