tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post8290384876428743583..comments2023-12-18T03:16:30.455-07:00Comments on Merle's Secular Life: Merle Sneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228809667893921954noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030581.post-36054640669129990322010-01-08T06:54:27.098-07:002010-01-08T06:54:27.098-07:00Apparently, the majority of cases are settled by p...Apparently, the majority of cases are settled by plea bargain because people can't afford good lawyers or they don't understand their rights or, as in your example, they are scared. And the overscheduled/overworked public defender often wants any deal that's close to reasonable.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076973960956565537noreply@blogger.com