Which of the Following Is NOT True Regarding Plea Bargaining

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true regarding plea bargaining?

• A)If plea bargains were nonexistent,the cost to the state would be astronomical.
• B)Completely innocent people charged with a crime may be intimidated into pleading guilty to reduce a potentially long sentence.
• C)Plea bargains give victims of crime the feeling that they have received justice.
• D)The already-slow progress of cases through the courts would grind to a halt without plea bargains.

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