Plea bargains occur where accused and prosecutor negotiate case disposition.

Plea bargains occur where accused and prosecutor negotiate case disposition.

• A. At sentencing
• B. Where accused and prosecutor negotiate case disposition
• C. At the pretrial conference
• D. At the arraignment

Answer: (B)

Plea bargains are the negotiations between the accused and the prosecutor over how the case will be resolved. This is the essence of the bargain—deciding the disposition of the case in exchange for a guilty plea or other concessions—before the trial moves forward. Because the defining idea is the agreement reached about how the case will be disposed of, the option that states this directly is the best fit. Sentencing happens after a conviction or guilty plea and isn’t where the bargain is made. While discussions can occur at a pretrial conference or at arraignment, those stages are about procedures or entering pleas, not the core act of bargaining over disposition itself.

Plea bargains are the negotiations between the accused and the prosecutor over how the case will be resolved. This is the essence of the bargain—deciding the disposition of the case in exchange for a guilty plea or other concessions—before the trial moves forward. Because the defining idea is the agreement reached about how the case will be disposed of, the option that states this directly is the best fit.

Sentencing happens after a conviction or guilty plea and isn’t where the bargain is made. While discussions can occur at a pretrial conference or at arraignment, those stages are about procedures or entering pleas, not the core act of bargaining over disposition itself.