Articles Posted in plea bargains

We see in movies, and even in the news, stories of suspects “flipping” on one another.  What does it really mean? Generally speaking, it is a matter of sharing evidence that a prosecutor values in exchange for benefits to one’s own legal situation. The prosecutor may have bigger fish to…

More than 90% of all criminal cases do not make it to jury trial. Instead, they end in plea bargains – sometimes to the benefit, and sometimes to the detriment of criminal defense clients. What is a Plea Bargain? A plea bargain is an agreement between a defendant and a…