2.22 - Plea Bargain - Makinde Adedapo | Library

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The suspect sought in a Chicago train robbery has been identified as a Loyola University student recognized by his own mother, who reportedly dragged him into the police station to turn himself in.
Zion Brown, an 18-year-old sophomore at Loyola University Chicago, has been charged with armed robbery after allegedly stealing about $100 in cash at gunpoint from a Metra train conductor Tuesday afternoon, WBBM-TV reported. After recognizing photos of a masked suspect – seen glancing into a station security camera – shared by police and reported by the media as her son, Brown’s mother brought him into a police station in Calumet City for him to turn himself in, CWB Chicago reported.

Metra Police initially asked the public for help identifying the suspect spotted in two surveillance photos at the Van Buren Street Station in downtown Chicago. As the train pulled into the station around 2:17 p.m., the pictured offender, who was a passenger, “produced a black semi-automatic handgun and announced a robbery,” police said. He then allegedly proceeded to steal the conductor’s cash and fled on foot into the station. One of the photos shows the masked suspect with a weapon on the platform.
A conductor is seen in the background still holding his hands up.

During an interview with police, Brown allegedly said the weapon he displayed during the robbery was actually a BB gun, which he claimed to have thrown into a dumpster in an alley afterward. Brown had no prior criminal record.

In your opinion do you believe that the Mother did the right thing by turning her son in Yes or No? Explain your answer.

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Whether you believe that the Mother did the right thing or not, do you think that if more parents turned in their children for crimes that they are suspected of committing, would less young people commit crimes?

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Do you believe that Police would respond with less aggression or force towards young people if they believed that more parents would discipline their children and hold them accountable for crimes or disturbances in the community.

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1) Examine the diagram that breaks down the sequence (order of steps) of events in the U.S. criminal justice system.
2) Select the steps in the sequence where someone that is accused of a crime can post bail or accept a plea bargain.

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Plea bargains are only offered for people charged with a misdemeanor crime.

Plea Bargaining

Many criminal cases are resolved out of court by having both sides come to an agreement. This process is known as negotiating a plea or plea bargaining. In most jurisdictions it resolves most of the criminal cases filed.
Plea bargaining is prevalent for practical reasons.
Defendants can avoid the time and cost of defending themselves at trial, the risk of harsher punishment, and the publicity a trial could involve.
The prosecution saves the time and expense of a lengthy trial.
Both sides are spared the uncertainty of going to trial.
The court system is saved the burden of conducting a trial on every crime charged.
Either side may begin negotiations over a proposed plea bargain, though obviously both sides have to agree before one comes to pass. 
Plea bargaining usually involves the defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser charge, or to only one of several charges. 

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Put the following items in order of how they would happen

Person arrested agrees to plead guilty to the crime they were arrested for.
Person is booked and held in a jail.
Court appearence is scheduled.
Plea bargain is presented to the court (no jury) and the Judge either accepts or denies the plea bargain.
Person is arrested for crime.
Prosecutor (State's Attorney) meets with defendant and Defensive Attorney to discuss plea bargain.

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It is a persons constitutional right to have a jury trial if they are arrested on suspicion of commiting a crime.

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If a person decides not to accept a plea agreement and does not waive their right to a jury trial they can be held in custody (jail) until the date of your trial.

2.22 - Plea Bargain

Whether you believe that the Mother did the right thing or not, do you think that if more parents turned in their children for crimes that they are suspected of committing, would less young people commit crimes?

Do you believe that Police would respond with less aggression or force towards young people if they believed that more parents would discipline their children and hold them accountable for crimes or disturbances in the community.

1) Examine the diagram that breaks down the sequence (order of steps) of events in the U.S. criminal justice system.
2) Select the steps in the sequence where someone that is accused of a crime can post bail or accept a plea bargain.

Plea bargains are only offered for people charged with a misdemeanor crime.

In your own words explain the options of a plea bargain.

Plea bargaining is apart of our constitutional rights.

Select all reasons below that indicate why we have plea bargains in our court system

What are the potential benefits of a person accepting a plea bargain.

Based on the information presented in the video do you believe there is any situation in which a person should accept a plea bargain when charged with a crime?

- If yes, explain and provide an example.

- If no, explain why and provide an example.

Put the following items in order of how they would happen

It is a persons constitutional right to have a jury trial if they are arrested on suspicion of commiting a crime.

If a person decides not to accept a plea agreement and does not waive their right to a jury trial they can be held in custody (jail) until the date of your trial.

2.22 - Plea Bargain

Whether you believe that the Mother did the right thing or not, do you think that if more parents turned in their children for crimes that they are suspected of committing, would less young people commit crimes?

Do you believe that Police would respond with less aggression or force towards young people if they believed that more parents would discipline their children and hold them accountable for crimes or disturbances in the community.

1) Examine the diagram that breaks down the sequence (order of steps) of events in the U.S. criminal justice system. 2) Select the steps in the sequence where someone that is accused of a crime can post bail or accept a plea bargain.

Plea bargains are only offered for people charged with a misdemeanor crime.

In your own words explain the options of a plea bargain.

Plea bargaining is apart of our constitutional rights.

Select all reasons below that indicate why we have plea bargains in our court system

What are the potential benefits of a person accepting a plea bargain.

Based on the information presented in the video do you believe there is any situation in which a person should accept a plea bargain when charged with a crime?- If yes, explain and provide an example.- If no, explain why and provide an example.

Put the following items in order of how they would happen

It is a persons constitutional right to have a jury trial if they are arrested on suspicion of commiting a crime.

If a person decides not to accept a plea agreement and does not waive their right to a jury trial they can be held in custody (jail) until the date of your trial.

1) Examine the diagram that breaks down the sequence (order of steps) of events in the U.S. criminal justice system.
2) Select the steps in the sequence where someone that is accused of a crime can post bail or accept a plea bargain.

Based on the information presented in the video do you believe there is any situation in which a person should accept a plea bargain when charged with a crime?

- If yes, explain and provide an example.

- If no, explain why and provide an example.