What are the benefits of plea bargaining?
I think the main benefit of the plea bargaining process from the state’s point of view is it saves a lot of money and resources. It also is in some ways fairer to witnesses and prospective jurors. Imagine if in all these cases, the victims and witnesses had to come to court to testify. And in all these cases, people had to leave their jobs in order to serve on juries. That would be very onerous for the public. So from the state’s point of view, if you have someone, especially someone who’s clearly guilty, and you could get them to plead guilty by offering them an inducement, it’s in everybody’s interest to do that. Do you believe that? I think it’s a question of degree. I think in cases where defendants are clearly guilty, and the prosecutor’s satisfied beyond any doubt that the defendant is guilty, then to go through the trial process, while it’s their right, doesn’t really serve a huge purpose from the public’s perspective. And if you can offer some inducement to get that defendant t
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