How plea bargain deals work

You struck her with such force you took her head clean off. The jury trial is often the pinnacle of legal drama on TV, but actual trials are rare. As many as 95% of cases end in a plea bargain, according to the Department of Justice, and trials can be long and expensive with an uncertain outcome.But plea bargains lock in some kind of punishment. There's no slam dunk case with a jury trial. Tara Malik is a former state and federal prosecutor in Idaho.She says death penalty cases are extremely expensive and v ...