There are 9 things you should know about plea bargains: 1. A plea bargain is a negotiated settlement. 2. Two types of plea bargains exist, charge and sentence bargains. 3. A guilty plea constitutes a waiver of constitutional rights. 4. A guilty plea must be made knowingly and voluntarily. 5. A guilty plea counts as a conviction. 6. Juries are unpredictable. 7. Your decision may hinge on personal factors. 8. It is your decision. 9. Once your decision is made, it is difficult to undo.

1. 9
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3. APE B R I I A
LA A GAN S
NE
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I E E TE NT
A
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4. T
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H R
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S NT NC B R I .
E E E A GANS
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5. AGULYPE C
I
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TUE
T
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C
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6. AGULYPE MU TB MA E
I
T LA
S E D
K
NOWI YA
NGL ND V U A I .
OL NT RL
Y
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n
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t e s r ta y u pe i e tr d
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7. AGULYPE C NT
I
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S
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ON
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8. J RE A EU R DC A L.
U IS R NP E IT B E
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n a ac ae r c ey o r h n e o a q ia.
u
s
t
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a
p
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d h te t a e o r h n e a t a o sr e
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i
b r an F r x mpe
a g i. o e a l:
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a ae h i se g ig o a ? r h y rdbe
n
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l h y p e lo h uy
l
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c
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st
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a fl ban d a t e u pesd
y
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a ite rsc tr e uai ?
s
o
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a ite x
mu e tn e o r a i f o r
n
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a ite i l o t
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9. Y RD CSON MA H NGEON
OU E II
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P R ONA F C OR .
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LA T S
T ed c int pe dg iyo p o e dt tils nq e
h e i o o la ul r r c e o r i u iu
s
t
a
t e c idvd a.nweg igy u o t n , o sd r
o a h n iiu lI
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o
Y u a i y otlrt r k
o r bl t oeae i
i
t
s
Yu a e
or g
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o r bl t n ue t sf ta
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o r r ep r c i r o
o
e
h s
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o ra l i ai
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10. I I Y RD CSON
T S OU E II .
T ed c int pe dg iy r ot ta b ln s oy u–n t
h e io o la ul o g o r l eo g t o
s
t
i
o
y u lw e, o tepo e uo, o tejd e T elw pa e
o ra y rn th rsc trn th u g . h a lc s
tef a d c ini y u h n s e a s y uaeteo ew o
h i l e io n o r a d b c u e o r h n h
n
s
mu ti w t i Gi ntega i o tid c in iib s
s l e i t v h rv y fhs e io ,ts et
v
h . e
t
s
ma ew t tec u sl f t s da de p r n e ci n l
d i h o n e o a r t n x ei c d r a
h
ue
e
mi
d fn elw e.
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11. ONC Y RD CSON I MA E
E OU E II
S D,
I I DF IU TT U O.
T S IFC L O ND
Atr e tn ig y u
f sne c , o
e
n
c nwtda y u
a i rw o r
h
g iy lao liy u
ul pe nyf o
t
c nd mo s aeta i
a e nt t h tt
r
w s d u k o igy
a ma e n n wn l
a div lnai.
n n ou try
l