• Criminal defendants are lead to believe that accepting the terms of a plea agreement will be a cost effective decision. The pressure of facing a costly trial leaves those innocent or partially innocent vulnerable and willing to accept the terms of a plea bargain.
Criminal defendants who commit crimes typically are minor’s, ages raging from 25 and below. Therefore, the pressure of facing a costly trial leaves those innocent or partially innocent vulnerable and willing to accept the terms of a Plea bargain. The likelihood for a young adult to use the court system to there advantage is less likely then the crime happening in the first place (FBI, 2013). The defendant whom is susceptible, statistically is an offenders age 25 and below, prone
Criminal defendants who commit crimes typically are minor’s, ages raging from 25 and below. Therefore, the pressure of facing a costly trial leaves those innocent or partially innocent vulnerable and willing to accept the terms of a Plea bargain. The likelihood for a young adult to use the court system to there advantage is less likely then the crime happening in the first place (FBI, 2013). The defendant whom is susceptible, statistically is an offenders age 25 and below, prone