When someone has committed first-degree murder but there is mostly circumstantial evidence and the trial outcome is in doubt, the prosecutor may offer the defendant a manslaughter charge in exchange for a guilty plea

This type of plea bargaining is known as: A) sentence recommendation bargaining.
B) judicial plea bargaining.
C) charge reduction bargaining.
D) implicit plea bargaining.


C

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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