Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media
“One of the things I want to talk about, which I know is something that you really are an expert in, and that is plea bargaining. So, the first question that everybody will want to know, who have never had any experience in a criminal court case, and that is…what is plea bargaining?”
Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA
“Plea bargaining is where a criminal defendant and the prosecutor reach an agreed result without having to go to trial. Generally speaking, that result will be something better for the criminal defendant than if they went to trial and lost on the charges. Almost always, though not always, it does result in a criminal guilty finding, and the defendant will need to be pleading guilty to something. Although on the misdemeanor level, there are times where you can work out a plea bargain, a plea deal, where the defendant gets…they’re able to avoid a criminal guilty finding on their criminal record.”
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