The Plea
Brittany Johnson
Houston Community College Abstract
My reflection will be on individuals having to take the plea deal when being convicted. Some questions I will bring into this research topic would be; Why are individuals taking the plea deal so freely? Why would lawyers not want to take the case to trial? Who are the type of individuals having to go through this? Is jail overcrowding helping this situation at hand? I will look into all of these things by watching the Frontline episode of The Plea to get all my answers. The Plea
Plea deals are a large part of the court system in society today. The way I see it is that if more people plead guilty and don’t go to trial it is easier for the public defenders to take more cases, since they get paid based off case and not by work load like a private attorney. Our court system is broken and should be fixed to actually fight for justice and not worry about money. As I researched this topic it brings a lot of unfair trials to the light because people feel like they will have a better life by just giving up because the public defenders don’t care. We must identify if the truly don’t care or whether they just want to …show more content…
It has been seen in a good light and a bad light with reference to leniency on the criminals or waiving constitutional rights for innocent people. The extensive use of this practice is negative in my aspect because it is a bully tactic used by the court system to gain money and have less trial appearances which includes less work. A fair trial should be granted to individuals and we shouldn’t be able to perceive what we think is true until all evidence is fully understood. The government must find a better way to resolve issues rather than continuation of this coerced process we see as being beneficial but its really more painful than anything.
Brittany Johnson
Houston Community College Abstract
My reflection will be on individuals having to take the plea deal when being convicted. Some questions I will bring into this research topic would be; Why are individuals taking the plea deal so freely? Why would lawyers not want to take the case to trial? Who are the type of individuals having to go through this? Is jail overcrowding helping this situation at hand? I will look into all of these things by watching the Frontline episode of The Plea to get all my answers. The Plea
Plea deals are a large part of the court system in society today. The way I see it is that if more people plead guilty and don’t go to trial it is easier for the public defenders to take more cases, since they get paid based off case and not by work load like a private attorney. Our court system is broken and should be fixed to actually fight for justice and not worry about money. As I researched this topic it brings a lot of unfair trials to the light because people feel like they will have a better life by just giving up because the public defenders don’t care. We must identify if the truly don’t care or whether they just want to …show more content…
It has been seen in a good light and a bad light with reference to leniency on the criminals or waiving constitutional rights for innocent people. The extensive use of this practice is negative in my aspect because it is a bully tactic used by the court system to gain money and have less trial appearances which includes less work. A fair trial should be granted to individuals and we shouldn’t be able to perceive what we think is true until all evidence is fully understood. The government must find a better way to resolve issues rather than continuation of this coerced process we see as being beneficial but its really more painful than anything.