Plea bargaining - Process where the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a satisfactory disposition of the case, usually by the accused agreeing to plead guilty to a lesser offense. Such bargains are not binding on the court.
Plea Bargain
It is a negotiated mutual agreement between the criminal defendant and the prosecutor, wherby the criminal case is disposed off with the approval of the court.
Plea Bargain
Also known as a plea agreement, plea bargains are the agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant.
plea bargaining - A process whereby the prosecutor and defense attorney negotiate a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case. The court and the defendant must approve of any settlements.
Plea Bargaining:
Negotiations during a criminal trial, between an accused person and a prosecutor in which the accused agrees to admit to a crime (sometimes a lesser crime than the one set out in the original charge), ...
Plea Bargaining or Plea Negotiating: The process through which an accused person and a prosecutor negotiate a mutually satisfactory disposition of a case.
plea bargain - Negotiated agreement between the defense, prosecution or judge that settles a criminal case.
pleading - A written statement filed with the court that describes a party's legal or factual assertions about the case.
PLEA BARGAIN - This term generally refers to an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defense attorney (acting on his or her client's behalf) arrange to settle the case against the defendant on some negotiated terms and ...
plea bargain
n. in criminal procedure, a negotiation between the defendant and his attorney on one side and the prosecutor on the other, in which the defendant agrees to plead "guilty" or "no contest" to some crimes, ...
Plea Bargain: The agreement a defendant makes with the prosecutor to avoid a trial. Usually involves pleading guilty to lesser charges in exchange for a lighter sentence.
PLEA BARGAIN: An negotiated agreement between the defense and the prosecution in a criminal case. Typically the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a specified charge in exchange for an oral promise of a lower sentence.
plea bargaining Process in which the accused and the prosecutor negotiate a mutually satisfactory disposition of a case; if successful, results in plea agreement; such agreements are only advisory and are not binding on the court.
plea bargain: Negotiation between the prosecuting attorney and the person accused of a crime or that person's lawyer to exchange a guilty plea for conviction of a lesser charge, if the court approves.
See also: plea bargain
The People's Law Dictionary by Gerald and Kathleen Hill Publisher Fine Communications ...
Plea Bargain (Resolution Discussions)Negotiated agreement between a prosecutor and an accused, including his or her lawyer, to settle a criminal case that is presented to a judge for their consideration and decision.
Advocates of the death penalty argue that it deters crime, is a good tool for police and prosecutors (in plea bargaining for example),[31] improves the community by making sure that convicted criminals do not offend again, ...
Cop A Plea Slang for a plea bargain in which an accused defendant in a criminal case agrees to plead guilty or "no contest" to a crime. In return, the prosecutor promises to recommend a lenient sentence, or may agree to drop some of the charges.
Online Glossary covers terms such as arbitration, arraignment, malfeasance, misdemeanor, negligence per se, nolo contendere, perjury, plea bargain, statute of limitation, waiver, willful negligence, defendant, default judgment, and other legal terms.
Discretionary powers exercised by the government's prosecution service such as whether to prosecute charge recommended by police, to stay an ongoing proceeding, plea bargaining, or the taking over of a private prosecution.
 See also: Plea, Criminal, Charge, Law, Case
  
|
RSS
