Criminal Justice Trial by Plea Bargain After I finished this short reading, it dramatically helped my understanding with how cases are dealt with by plea-bargaining. Plea-bargaining is first a verbal agreement made usually between the defense attorney, who is representing the defendant, and the district attorney. There are many different instances in which could occur. Plea-bargaining is the most common of settlements in the court system today. This helps cases move quickly and increases the …showed first 75 words of 1044 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1044 total…determined whether or not the defendant will receive a plea bargain by evaluating the case. I have become more aware of the way that the negotiation process takes place and how the defender tries to gain a better offer throughout the case. I have also gained more knowledge on the modes of interaction between the defender and the client. I have really paid attention to how the defender is not a dictator but a counselor.