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When a person is charged with a crime<\/strong> and arrested<\/strong> or indicted<\/strong> the criminal case moves through the court system in a multiple step process.\u00a0 The goal of the prosecutor<\/strong>, the defense attorney<\/strong>, the defendant<\/strong> and the court<\/strong> is the same in one respect- reach finality<\/strong> the disposition phase of the case.\u00a0 The State of Tennessee’s goal is to get a conviction.\u00a0 The criminal defendant<\/strong> of course would like to walk away without a conviction.\u00a0 An alternate goal of the defendant is to spend as little time in jail as possible.<\/p>\n Of course a person charged with a crime is absolutely entitled to a trial by a jury<\/strong> of his\/her peers. and to representation by an attorney<\/strong> of his\/her choice.\u00a0 There are times however, that a\u00a0 defendant is not in a good position to defend the criminal charges and the State has sufficient evidence to obtain a conviction.\u00a0 In these cases the defendant is often times better served if he\/she can plead guilty<\/strong> to either a lesser crime<\/strong> (i.e misdemeanor instead of a felony, or a lower class of felony B instead of A) or the original crime charged with a reduced sentence<\/strong>, or even a suspended sentence<\/strong> or probation<\/strong>.\u00a0 The State is spared the expense of a trial and the court’s burden is eased.\u00a0 The defendant receives a lesser sentence or probation and is also spared the expense of a trial.<\/p>\n Of course if you are charged with a crime and do not want to plead guilty you may choose to take your chances at trial. A\u00a0Plea Bargain<\/strong> is\u00a0not mandatory for the defendant nor the State, it is just a process<\/strong> which is available to help dispose of a criminal case<\/strong> without<\/strong> the complications, risk or expense of a trial<\/strong>. The decision to enter a plea agreement or go to trial is extremely serious and complicated, always seek the advice<\/strong> of a criminal defense attorney<\/strong> before making this decision.<\/p>\n The practice of\u00a0<\/strong>entering a Plea bargain <\/strong>\u00a0has been a source of debate within state and federal governments for many years.\u00a0 Without the plea bargain process the criminal courts would be unable to process cases with any modicum of speed.\u00a0 Some experts believe that if all criminal cases had to go to trial it could take up to 20-25 years for a case to go to trial.<\/p>\n To learn more about making a plea bargain in Tennessee seek the advice of a criminal law attorney<\/a><\/p>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 The State of Tennessee’s goal is to get a conviction.\u00a0 The criminal defendant of course would like to walk away without a conviction.\u00a0 An alternate goal of the defendant is to spend as little time in jail as possible. 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Trial or Plea Agreement is Your Option<\/h3>\n