Tag: plea bargaining

Missouri v. Frye

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Following is the case brief for Missouri v. Frye, 132 S. Ct. 1399 (2012) Case Summary of Missouri v. Frye: After respondent Frye was charged with a crime, Frye’s counsel received a 90-day-sentence plea offer from the prosecutor.  Frye’s counsel failed to inform Frye of the offer, and the offer expired.  Frye ultimately pleaded guilty and received a three-year sentence. […]

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Plea Bargaining

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Criminal prosecutions in the United States are frequently settled without a jury trial through the process of plea bargaining. A plea bargain is an agreement between the prosecutor and defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty to some of the charges, or a lesser charge, in exchange for a reduced sentence, or some other concession by the prosecution. […]

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