Sentence examples for offered plea from inspiring English sources

Five of the six were eventually offered plea bargains to lesser charges after the case unraveled.

Defendants offered plea deals need effective counsel to ensure that their decisions are well founded and voluntary, not coerced.

In Wayne County, for instance, nearly one-third of those serving life without parole were initially offered plea deals that averaged 20 years.

Defendants in violent cases are rarely offered plea bargains that include large donations to charity instead of lengthy prison time, legal experts said.

A 2011 study of the New York County district attorney's office (DANY) found black defendants 19% more likely than white defendants to be offered plea deals that included jail or prison time.

After it was revealed that two FBI agents on the case might have mishandled a key witness, many of these men were offered plea deals on lesser charges, and decided to plead guilty.

Local police officers still offer plea bargains.

Mr. Dillon said that his office does offer plea deals, "but we only plead down one degree, and it moves cases quickly".

The investigation found that prosecutors are twenty-two per cent less likely to offer plea deals when a juvenile has killed a white person.

Giuliani administration officials, however, said the night in court demonstrated the need for more judges to handle more cases, which would reduce the pressure to offer plea bargains.

A suspect who pleads not guilty may wait weeks, months or even a year for trial, as police and prosecutors offer plea deals to reduce a sentence.