FRONTLINE | The Plea | PBS
Duration: 01:24:38 (Full Program)
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Frontline
Broadcast Date: Jun. 17, 2004
Nearly 95 percent of all cases resulting in felony convictions never reach a jury. They are settled through plea bargains in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence. But what are the implications of a system that relies on pleas to expedite justice?
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