Question

A defendant is charged with aggravated assault. the prosecutor will accept a plea to simple assault. this is an example of what kind of bargain?

a. charge
b. reduction
c. count
d. indictment

Answer 1

The answer from the given options is "a, charge".

By far most of criminal cases are settled through a "plea bargain," generally a long time before the case achieves trial. In a "plea bargain," the respondent consents to concede, typically to a lesser allegation than one for which the litigant could stand trial, in return for a more tolerant sentence, or with the goal that specific related charges are expelled.