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6. The public is generally critical of the number of cases settled by plea bargains, particularly by nolle prosequi (where the commonwealth declines to prosecute, usually because of a defect in evidence, but reserves the right to reinstate charges at a later date). Under what type of conditions would you, as commonwealth’s attorney, consider a plea bargain? What type of educational programs far law enforcement personnel would you institute with the aim of reducing defects in evidence and the need to nol pros cases?
“In recent years, there’s been a nationwide trend toward plea bargaining which in many localities is dictated
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