An agreement between a defendant and prosecutor to drop a charge or lessen a charge in exchange for the defendant pleading guilty.

An agreement between a defendant and prosecutor to drop a charge or lessen a charge in exchange for the defendant pleading guilty.

• A. Plea Bargain
• B. Guilty
• C. Jail
• D. Information

Answer: (A)

This question is about plea bargaining, the negotiated agreement between a defendant and the prosecutor in which the defendant pleads guilty in exchange for the charges being dropped or reduced. The idea is to resolve the case without going to trial, often trading one or more charges for a guilty plea and a lighter sentence or more favorable terms. In this scenario, the defendant’s guilty plea is tied to the prosecutor dropping or reducing charges, which is exactly what a plea bargain describes. The other terms don’t fit: a guilty plea is the result, not the negotiation itself; jail is a possible outcome, not the agreement; and information is the charging document, not an agreement between the parties.

This question is about plea bargaining, the negotiated agreement between a defendant and the prosecutor in which the defendant pleads guilty in exchange for the charges being dropped or reduced. The idea is to resolve the case without going to trial, often trading one or more charges for a guilty plea and a lighter sentence or more favorable terms. In this scenario, the defendant’s guilty plea is tied to the prosecutor dropping or reducing charges, which is exactly what a plea bargain describes. The other terms don’t fit: a guilty plea is the result, not the negotiation itself; jail is a possible outcome, not the agreement; and information is the charging document, not an agreement between the parties.