With plea bargaining, the defendants pleads guilty and admits to the charges that they were accused of. This removes the uncertainty of a trial because there is no question about whether or not the defendant committed the crime. The defendant may receive a lesser sentence, however, they are still admitting to and being punished for the crimes they did commit. A defendant is likely to accept the plea bargain in order to avoid going to trial and having more evidence revealed that would result in them receiving harsher charges and sentencing. Plea bargaining would also benefit the prosecutor in this case because is their argument is weak or they are lacking evidence the defendant is still likely to be found guilty. With a jury trial, the defendant could be acquitted even if they were guilty if the prosecutors does not have enough evidence or witnesses. However, with the plea bargaining, the defendant can still plead and be found guilty, and be charged for their
With plea bargaining, the defendants pleads guilty and admits to the charges that they were accused of. This removes the uncertainty of a trial because there is no question about whether or not the defendant committed the crime. The defendant may receive a lesser sentence, however, they are still admitting to and being punished for the crimes they did commit. A defendant is likely to accept the plea bargain in order to avoid going to trial and having more evidence revealed that would result in them receiving harsher charges and sentencing. Plea bargaining would also benefit the prosecutor in this case because is their argument is weak or they are lacking evidence the defendant is still likely to be found guilty. With a jury trial, the defendant could be acquitted even if they were guilty if the prosecutors does not have enough evidence or witnesses. However, with the plea bargaining, the defendant can still plead and be found guilty, and be charged for their