What is a plea bargain?
Plea Bargain in Tennessee Criminal Law When a person is charged with a crime and arrested or indicted the criminal case moves through the court system in a multiple step process. The goal of the prosecutor, the defense attorney, the defendant and the court is the same in one respect- reach finality the disposition phase of the case. The State of Tennessee’s goal is to get a conviction. The criminal defendant of course would like to walk away without a conviction. An alternate goal of the defendant is to spend as little time in jail as possible. Agreement Between Criminal Defendant and The State ofRead More →