If a defendant is charged with burglary, but admits to a lesser charge of trespassing in exchange for the prosecution dismissing the burglary charge and forgoing the criminal trial, it is an example of?

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Semaj Welch

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5 August, 15:19

If a defendant is charged with burglary, but admits to a lesser charge of trespassing in exchange for the prosecution dismissing the burglary charge and forgoing the criminal trial, it is an example of?

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Haven Logan · Answer 1

Plea Bargain

Explanation:

Plea Bargain refers to a legal tactic in which the defendant will plead guilty in exchange of lesser/smaller punishment. Usually this tactic was made when the police department want to catch a bigger criminal than the defendant.

For example, let's say that the police arrested a low level drug dealer.

The police could offer a plea bargain by offering the low level drug dealer a chance to obtain lesser punishment. But in return, that low level drug dealer has to leak the information about his boss/upper ups.