The Pea Play Character Analysis

In “the Plea”, there were characters that has their only story of dealing with a plea trial. The characters were in different places dealing with different pleas. A plea bargain is an arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency.. For example, there are four main characters who have one similarity which is they took the plea deal. Arma Stwert, Charlie, Patsy Kelly, and Kerry Max Cook. Character Arma Stewart also known as (Faye). Arma took the plea deal in hopes of going home to her kids sooner than expected but that was mistake on her defense attorneys part whom acted like he didn’t even know her. Meanwhile she also had a neighbor who was caught up and arrested as well but the difference between the two is that Regina was arrested during the drug bust but didn’t take plea and got out without any strings begin attached. Now as a part of the plea deal Arma must live with the consequences. When watching this documentary, I learned that lawyers give this option to their client if they believe they will not win the court battle or simply want to get it over with. …show more content…
When on the assignment and after watching the documentary, I have concluded that it’s way more than just about being guilty or not. For example Patsy Kelly who from her story was caught up on vacation with a friend guy who decided to go into a convenient store and kill the clerk she had no clue about what was going on so she say, she eventually was arrested ,took the plea deal and also did the time. Furthermore, I now understand that a plea is a bargain when considering current circumstances concerning weather or not you serve a shorter sentence or get