Guilty pleas are the bread and butter of the American criminal courts. Between 85 and 95 percent of all state and federal felony convictions are obtained by a defendant entering a negotiated plea of guilt (Covey 2008; Hashimoto 2008). Plea bargaining can best be defined as the process through which a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge with the expectation of receiving some consideration from the state.
-What are the three most common types of plea bargains?

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Charge bargaining, count bargaining, and sentence bargaining are the three most common types of plea bargains. Charge bargaining involves negotiating for a lesser charge, count bargaining involves reducing the number of charges, and sentence bargaining involves negotiating for a lighter sentence.

Guilty Pleas Are the Bread and Butter of the American