What has been done in response to criticisms of plea bargaining?
What will be an ideal response?
One method by which some jurisdictions have limited plea bargaining is to impose a cutoff date, which prohibits plea bargaining after a case has been in process for a certain amount of time. Some jurisdictions have also experimented with banning plea bargaining for certain offenses. For example, the Bronx County (New York) district attorney banned plea bargaining whenever a grand jury returned a felony indictment.
Another approach tried in Philadelphia was the jury waiver, which gives the defendant the opportunity to engage in plea negotiations in exchange for giving up his or her right to a jury trial. Actually, this approach is not plea bargaining in the traditional sense. Instead, the defendant gets his or her day in court, but to receive concessions from the state, he or she must not demand a jury trial.
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What will be an ideal response?
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