Question

1) Many victims of crime do not like plea bargaining. If you were a victim of a

crime, or a close friend or family member of a victim, how would you feel if the
guilty person was given a lighter sentence because he or she pleaded guilty and
avoided a trial? Fully explain your point of view.

Answer 1

Indigent defendants are even more likely to take a plea bargain, even if they are innocent. They may be unable to make the bail payment, so they can be held in jail from the time that they are changed through the trial. To have a pathway to get out of prison at some point, they may plead guilty when innocent.