Reader’s Question:

I heard my parents talking about my father’s DUI case in Palm Beach, Florida. My father said that they should take the advice of the lawyer to plea bargain. In a DUI case, what does plea bargain mean?

Wally

Palm, Beach, FL

As how it sounds, plea bargain is pretty much a type of a bargain. In your father’s DUI case in Palm Beach, Florida, your father and the government would make a specific arrangement whereby he agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for the prosecution to not prosecute him any further. An example is if the prosecution has just approached your father and his DUI lawyer about accepting a lesser charge of reckless driving instead of having a DUI charge. Of course, this would mean that your father wouldn’t have to face such harsh penalties. This is considered usually if he has an exemplary criminal record.

After your father consults with his attorney and understands your father’s specific case, they may both find it best to plea bargain. Although plea bargaining is rare in many DUI cases, this arrangement may be appropriate for your father as the defendant and the government or the prosecution depending on the seriousness of the DUI case and the strength of the evidence against your father.

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