Question

URGENT 40 POINTS
The Sixth Amendment guarantees individuals the right to a trial that is public, speedy, and held in the jurisdiction where the alleged crime took place. Recently, a woman was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting from a local gas station. Her trial is set for two weeks from today. Instead of waiting for trial, the suspect is thinking of taking a plea bargain. What does this mean?

A.
She will ask for her trial to be moved up a week.

B.
She will ask that her trial be held somewhere else.

C.
She will ask that her trial be held in private.

D.
She will admit guilt in exchange for a lesser sentence.

Answer 1

Answer:

I believe it is D

Explanation:

a plea bargain is "an agreement between a defendant and a prosecutor, in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty or "no contest" (nolo contendere) in exchange for an agreement by the prosecutor to drop one or more charges, reduce a charge to a less serious offense, or recommend to the judge a specific sentence ..."

Answer 2

A she will ask for her trial to be moved up a week.