What Is Best Type Of Criminal Case To Plea Bargain?
Which cases most lend themselves to plea bargaining? DUIs, traditionally, explains Pierce County, Washington attorney Spencer Freeman. The state's witnesses—a toxicologist and breath-machine technician—are trained to testify, and countering them with a defense expert is expensive, paid by the defendant unless indigent. With so many DUIs filed, most resolve short of trial, especially first-time cases.
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Answered by Spencer Freeman · Pierce County, WA
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Which cases most lend themselves to plea bargaining?
DUIs, traditionally—the state's witnesses, a toxicologist and breath-machine technician, are trained to testify, and the officer's account carries the case.
Why do DUIs so often settle?
Because countering the state's experts with a defense expert is expensive, paid by the defendant unless indigent, so with so many DUIs filed most resolve short of trial, especially first-time cases.
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