plea-bargain

Schettino also tried to enter a plea bargain agreement, which ultimately was rejected by the Grosseto court.

And so, in the end, he accepts a plea bargain: involuntary manslaughter, three years in prison.

“Ordinarily a plea bargain has a five year cap,” said Rick Simmons, a blue-chip defense attorney with no involvement in the case.

Yesterday, the New York Times urged the Obama administration to offer Edward Snowden “a plea bargain or some form of clemency.”

Richmond was forced to step down as a part of his plea bargain.