To: half-cajun
I do not believe in plea bargining at all. If you can be proven to have committed the crime, then you should serve the full sentence for it. This plea-bargain is a cop out for the D.A., and is a total farce in a lot of cases. If the D.A. can't get a conviction, get another D.A. that can.
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09/14/2006 10:57:34 AM PDT by
geezerwheezer
(get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
To: geezerwheezer
"If you can be proven to have committed the crime, then you should serve the full sentence for it."
Ah, but there's the rub. Sometimes you've got a case where you've got a bad witness, or you have some evidence that might be thrown out, so there is a chance that you will lose. Better to let the offender plead to a lesser charge then take the chance that he'll walk. Yes, some plea bargains are wrong and because the prosecutor wants to keep up his convict rate. However, for conscientious prosecutors, it is a valuable tool.
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