Plea bargaining or case settlement is usually referred to negotiation between the prosecution and defense in order to resolve a criminal case without going to trial. Typically, during plea bargaining the defense agrees to plead guilty or no contest to one or more of the charged offenses in exchange for “Plea Bargaining Resolves Most Criminal Cases in San Diego”
Supreme Court Protects New Orleans DA from Damages for Prosecutorial Misconduct
Prosecutors are required to disclose to defense counsel evidence favorable to the accused that may affect the outcome of a criminal trial. A violation of this constitutional rule is called a Brady violation that mandates reversal of a criminal conviction. When such a violation is uncovered long after an accused “Supreme Court Protects New Orleans DA from Damages for Prosecutorial Misconduct”