Plea Bargaining Especially Benefits the Poor and Those of Moderate

question 22

True/False

Plea bargaining especially benefits the poor and those of moderate means because it saves them the expense of a lengthy trial while at the same time ensuring their rights and more lenient treatment.

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Definitions:

Preexisting Duty

An obligation or duty that already exists under a contract, and performing it, therefore, does not constitute consideration for a new promise.

Law

Rules devised and applied by institutions of society or the government to modulate behavior.

Legally Sufficient Value

An acceptable form or measure of value that must be provided in a contract to make it binding and enforceable under law.

Consideration

Something of value (such as money, goods, services, or promised actions) that is exchanged between parties in a contractual agreement.