Assertion: defendant | /r/CapableOf | agree to plead guilty
Facets:
value: to the reduced offense
type: OTHER
value: in a plea bargain agreement
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In a plea bargain agreement, the defendant agrees to plead guilty rather than proceeding to a jury trial.
text: We’ve posted several times on the blog about how prosecutors will “stack charges” against a defendant, thus building a very long potential prison sentence if convicted, and then approach the defendant with a “plea deal” that would result in a guaranteed, substantially reduced charge and sentence if the defendant agrees to plead guilty to the reduced offense.