Your initial substantive response should be at least 250 words.  All citations must be in APA or Blue book format.
There are various factors in making decisions to charge an individual with a crime. There are also stages and rules of trial by jury and rules of entering a guilty plea. 
This forum asks you to examine plea agreements and the trial process. 
Please thoroughly discuss each of the following:

Discuss some of the reasons why a prosecutor would offer a defendant a plea agreement. Discuss your thoughts on plea bargaining. Discuss the constitutional requirements of entering a guilty plea.
What is the difference between a bench trial and a jury trial. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. 
Do you think the prosecutor is given too much discretion to determine the charges placed on a defendant? Do you think the prosecutor is given too much discretion to offer a defendant a plea agreement? Discuss why and remember to support your positio