A plea bargain (also plea agreement or plea deal) is an agreement in criminal law proceedings, whereby the prosecutor provides a concession to the defendant...

Webster's New World Law Dictionary defines Alford plea as: "A guilty plea entered as part of a plea bargain by a criminal defendant who denies committing...

1992. Homolka attracted worldwide media attention when a controversial plea bargain with Ontario prosecutors meant she was only convicted of manslaughter...

no-contest plea means that defendants refuse to admit guilt but accept punishment as if guilty, and is often offered as a part of a plea bargain. The plea is...

Plea bargaining in the United States is very common; the vast majority of criminal cases in the United States are settled by plea bargain rather than...

be convicted if the court accepts the plea. The court will then determine and impose a sentence. Plea bargaining involves discussions between the prosecutor...

the right to receive materially exculpatory evidence before making a plea bargain, which is how the vast majority of convictions are now obtained. The...

murders committed between the early 1980s and late 1990s. As part of his plea bargain, another conviction was added, bringing the total number of convictions...

2002). "Homolka plea deal in doubt". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved April 8, 2018. Jenish, D'Arcy (March 17, 2003). "Homolka's Plea Bargain Revealed". The...

statement, but no gun was recovered. On March 1, 2006, Tate accepted a plea bargain and was to be sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment in a sentencing hearing...