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.
-When the prosecutor allows the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious charge than the one originally filed this is called

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Charge bargaining is the process where a prosecutor allows the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious charge than the one originally filed. This is done to avoid a trial or because the prosecutor isn't sure if they can prove the original charge in court. It's a common practice in the criminal justice system. Count bargaining is a form of charge bargaining where the defendant pleads guilty to some counts of a multi-count indictment in return for the prosecutor dropping other counts. Sentence bargaining is also known as plea bargaining and involves the defendant pleading guilty to a charge in return for a specific sentence. Limit bargaining isn't a commonly used term in the criminal justice system.

Guilty Pleas Are the Bread and Butter of the American