politcophile...and the amount below the max should be proportionate to the risk the state would incur by forcing the matter to trial. Since the chance of aquittal is virtually none...Duke gains little by retaining his right to trial. He didn't have room to bargain.
This has almost no effect on a person facing charges that are less secure...their ability to bargain is proportionate to the chance that they have of gaining aquittal.
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