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Plea Bargaining and Sentencing
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What is plea bargaining?
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A process in which the prosecutor and defense attorney negotiate a plea agreement
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Plea bargaining is a process in which the prosecutor and defense attorney negotiate an agreement in which the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge or a reduced sentence in exchange for the prosecutor dropping or reducing other charges.