[immadashell]

Also needing to be addressed is the unfair advantage federal prosecutors have when a citizen elects to defend himself in court. The Feds will never run out of money while every defendant goes bankrupt presenting a drawn out defense. Prosecutors know this so will always present a plea bargain to a lesser charge to save time (while the defendant still goes to jail but for a shortened sentence). Courts need to rule on this unfair prosecutorial advantage by making the government foot the bill.

[Drew68]

Prosecutors know this so will always present a plea bargain to a lesser charge to save time (while the defendant still goes to jail but for a shortened sentence).

I'm always curious when I read of someone facing decades in prison who plea-bargains a sentence of a couple of years. I think, why did we either give such a dangerous person a short sentence or why was this not-dangerous person facing decades in prison?

I've become very cynical and believe there are coutless innocent people serving prison sentences only because they didn't want to roll the dice in front of a jury.