Assignment Problem: The impact of plea bargaining
Q1. What is the history of plea bargaining in American courts?
Q2. What is the percentage of criminal cases that go to trial and what is the percentage of cases that are resolved with a plea bargain? How do these statistics impact the defendants?
Q3. What is a case of a defendant who accepted a plea bargain? Explain whether the plea bargain had a positive or negative impact on the defendant.