Question

"Calvin is arrested for breaking and entering and assault with a weapon. If convicted, he faces a potential sentence total of five years in prison or ten years on probation. His attorney recommends he take a plea bargain offering him one year in prison. If he goes to trial, which of the following rights does he have?"

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is - Right to a jury trial.

Step-by-step explanation:

A plea bargain is an agreement between the defendant and the prosecutor in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty or "no contest" to the charges against him in exchange for leniency, reduced or dropped charges. Pleading guilty avoids the uncertainty of the trial. If the defendant agrees to plead guilty they give up their right to a jury trial.

However, if the defendant decides to go to trial they will have a right to jury trial and they will be at the mercy of the jury.

Therefore if Calvin goes to trial he has a right to a jury trial.