plea-bargain
Example Sentences
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Cartabia says she can speed up trials thanks to measures to encourage defendants to seek plea-bargain deals and the hiring of thousands of support staff in courtrooms.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021
Mr Kabendera's release comes after he entered into a plea-bargain agreement with the prosecution.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2020
Prosecutors have offered the 45-year-old Earl a plea-bargain deal of three to 12 years in prison while he awaits a March trial.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 28, 2018
Prosecutors have offered Earl, 45, a plea-bargain deal of three to 12 years in prison while he awaits a March trial.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2018
Innocence advocates say such cases raise questions about the plea-bargain system, which has grown to resolve about 95 percent of felony criminal cases in the United States.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2018
