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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses detaining versus arresting; plea bargaining and voluntary manslaughter. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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warranted. Terry v. Ohio is the Supreme Court case whereby a quick search performed on the street is deemed constitutional under the Fourth Amendment as long as the police
officer has probably suspicion, not necessarily probable cause. Citing how the exclusionary rule has limitations, the Courts holding illustrated the distinction between gathering evidence through unreasonable searches and seizures
and doing so as a means of crime prevention. According to the ruling: "No right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded, by the common law,
than the right of every individual to the possession and control of his own person, free from all restraint or interference of others, unless by clear and unquestionable authority of
law" (Roper, 2007). The prohibitive cost of a full-blown trial, along with the potential for the alleged perpetrator to go free without any legal recourse speaks to the need
for another option whereby the alleged criminal serves time, the taxpayers receive a break and the victim is vindicated all at the same time. Plea bargaining - also called
plea negotiating - is the offer of a lesser sentence in exchange for the alleged criminals guilty plea. This deal between the accused and the prosecutor takes two forms
in the United States: a charge bargain and a sentence bargain. The former lessens the seriousness of the charge, while the latter reduces the sentence for a guilty plea
(Dubey, 2006) following a process whereby "incomplete information is developed where the defendants guilt or innocence is private information but the amount of resources available to the prosecutor is common
knowledge" (Baker et al, 2001, pp. 149-167). Despite the fact that Carl may never had any intention of actually shooting John but rather it was a action born out of
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