Which Individual Is a Likely Proponent of Plea Bargaining

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which individual is a likely proponent of plea bargaining?

• A) Mark asserts that plea bargaining allows guilty offenders to go free without sufficient punishment.
• B) Eva asserts that if every person accused of a crime wanted a full trial, the court system would collapse.
• C) Josh believes that plea bargaining is used disproportionately with poor, minority defendants.
• D) Sara believes that most attorneys plea bargain as a shortcut for their own benefit.

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