In this type of plea-bargaining, someone charged with eight counts of bank robbery may plea to one or two counts and face punishment just for those counts, rather than for all of the robberies.

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Count bargaining involves negotiating the number of charges or specific counts against a defendant. In this scenario, the defendant pleads guilty to fewer counts than originally charged, which is exactly what is described.

In This Type of Plea-Bargaining, Someone Charged with Eight Counts