🔍 Learn the benefits and risks of accepting one in a traffic case.

• • Benefits:

    • Reduced sentence: A plea bargain can result in a reduced sentence or lesser charge, which can help the defendant move on with their life more quickly. 

    • Avoid a trial: A plea bargain can help the defendant avoid a long and public trial. 

  • Risks

    • Erosion of trial rights: A plea bargain requires the defendant to waive their right to a trial by jury, and sometimes their right to an appeal. 

    • Pressure to accept guilt: Plea bargaining can pressure defendants into accepting guilt, even if they are innocent.