As we have touched upon in class about Lipsky's beliefs, I think that plea-bargaining is a short cut in the judicial process. It takes a long drawn out procedure and lets it be a one to two step procedure. This helps the courts move through their list of cases, and it helps the defendant depart the court system quicker that usual. Another thing that was talked about in class is that the discretion of the sentence is left up to the prosecutor, kind of like the discretion that police have. It's up to the individual on how they see things.

The defenders in these cases act more as advisers than anything else. The attorney is not trying to defend himself; he is looking out for the better judgement of his client. When an offer is received, the defender explains all of the possible outcomes to the defendant. Overall the defender is not supposed to demand that their client take an offer that is received. There are however a few instances that the defender and the client agree or disagree. The most common way of interaction is when they both agree to plea bargain. The court proceedings are settled after a formal hearing. The next interaction of defender and client is when the defender envisions a better deal but the client wants to get out of the legal system as fast as possible. Sometimes this is due to the client being afraid that more evidence will come upon him. Another type of interaction is when the defender thinks that his client is receiving an all right deal and should accept it. The client however feels otherwise. Most of the time the client either wishes to negotiate f

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