US vs UK System · What this guide will cover
Plea Bargains in America: What British Defendants Don't Expect
Over 95 per cent of federal cases end in a plea. The trial penalty is the engine.
Outline
1. Why almost everyone pleads, including the innocent-looking cases
2. The trial penalty in numbers: plea offer versus post-conviction sentence
3. Charge bargaining, fact bargaining and 11(c)(1)(C) agreements
4. Acceptance of responsibility: the points you keep by pleading early
5. What a consultant adds at the plea stage without touching legal strategy