ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.
Doubts accumulate as to whether what is termed a "plea bargain" has a proper place or function in the administration of criminal justice.
Traditionally, it was no more than an offer by defendant to enter a plea of guilty if the charge brought was dropped to a lesser offense.
Such exchange of a guilty plea for a lowered charge, carrying less extreme penalties, was termed in court and corridor "copping a plea."
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