The Law 101 – Plea Deals: Justice made swifter and surer

Globally, negotiated justice is deeply entrenched. In the United States, plea bargains reportedly account for over 90% of all criminal convictions. Its mainstream utility is clear across all tiers of the legal system; even high‑profile corporate entities, such as the Donald Trump Organisation, have entered into plea deals in financial crime cases. This underscores that negotiated settlements are a vital tool of modern state prosecution, not a mechanism reserved exclusively for minor offences.

By Isaac Yeboah