Does Your County's Plea Bargain System Work Against You?
Does plea bargaining vary by county? Yes—and even within one county, explains Pierce County, Washington attorney Spencer Freeman. The county prosecutor negotiates differently from municipal courts with their own prosecutors. He recalls a meth case in Kitsap County treated harshly as the largest quantity they'd seen, while the same amount in Pierce County was unremarkable—local norms change the outcome.
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Answered by Spencer Freeman · Pierce County, WA
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— how even municipalities within one county bargain differently
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Does plea bargaining vary by county?
Yes—and even within one county, since the county prosecutor negotiates differently from municipal courts with their own prosecutors, so local norms change the outcome. One county treated a meth quantity as its largest ever, while the same amount elsewhere was unremarkable.
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