> If the prosecutor thinks it's a slam dunk, they have little incentive to offer a plea bargain at all - if they do, it may be a very severe sentence.
You have no idea how prosecutors act. Slam dunk cases are pled. Most cases are slam dunks.
With plea bargains determining the sentence in 97% of cases, it isn't possible for those sentences to be felt to be lighter than appropriate. That would cause a political crisis.
You have no idea how prosecutors act. Slam dunk cases are pled. Most cases are slam dunks.
With plea bargains determining the sentence in 97% of cases, it isn't possible for those sentences to be felt to be lighter than appropriate. That would cause a political crisis.