Burt ran over his neighbor with his truck. The prosecutor originally intended to charge Burt with attempted murder. The prosecutor then told Burt she would drop the charge of attempted murder if Burt pled guilty to criminal recklessness. Burt agreed, which means he took a ______.
A. presentence report
B. concurrent sentence
C. plea bargain
D. determinate sentence
C. plea bargain
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a. Texas b. New York c. Pennsylvania d. Georgia
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