
WE DISCUSS PLEA DEALS WITH PROFESSOR FISHER OF STANFORD
Forensic Psychology
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Are You Getting Plea Bargained Out?
The most common area in which yo will not see plea bargaining is in notorious crimes. In those cases, secutors just can't be seen in the public's eyes to be granted any sort of leniency. The defendants don't believe themselves to have any real chance of acquittal after trial. They go to trial because they are being offered a maximum penalty by the prosecution,. Even on a plea. So they see absolutely no benefit in giving up their right to trial and pleading guilty.
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