Ryan is a district attorney in a small community.Ryan's best friend,Eric,happens to work in the public defender's office.Ryan and Eric have a meeting tomorrow morning with the superior court judge to discuss a case involving a sexual assault.The victim in the case would prefer not to testify in this case.Luckily,Ryan and Eric have a positive working relationship with the judge hearing the case.Ryan and Eric are looking forward to coming to an arrangement in this case and having lunch afterward with the judge.The arrangement that Ryan,Eric,and the judge are meeting about is a(n)

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A plea bargain is a negotiation between the prosecutor (district attorney) and the defense attorney (public defender) to reach an agreement on a criminal case. In this scenario, Ryan and Eric are meeting with the judge to discuss a sexual assault case where the victim does not want to testify. This suggests that a plea bargain is being discussed as an alternative to a full trial.

Ryan Is a District Attorney in a Small Community