Criminal procedure vocabulary

PLEA BARGAIN - The process whereby the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval

Usually involves the defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser offense or to only one

PLEADINGS - The written statements of fact and law filed by the parties to a lawsuit

Criminal law also includes decisions by appellate courts that define crimes and regulate criminal procedure in the absence of clear legislated rules

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