The Art of the Plea Deal: Why Real Court Isn’t Like CSI or Law and Order

Courtroom trial dramas on TV make for compelling entertainment, but they bear little resemblance to how the criminal court system actually works. Criminal cases work through the system in a variety of ways, but in the state of Pennsylvania, only 4 percent of those cases end up in an actual trial. That means that 96… Read More »

By Matthew R. Zatko | Published June 15, 2020 | Posted in Criminal Defense | Tagged investigations, plea bargains, plea deals, reduced penalties, trials |

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