In 2016, two California men were charged with involuntary manslaughter after a fire at their dilapidated warehouse killed 36 peo
ple. In court, the defendants asked for prison sentences of six and nine years. The judge turned down the defendants, claiming they did not accept "full responsibility and remorse" for the fire. What arrangement are the California defendants (and their attorneys) attempting?
Plea bargain is the agreement in the criminal case or an arrangement between the prosecutor and the defendant in which defendant pleads to be guilty to lesser charge in the exchange for more lenient sentence or the agreement to drop the other charges.
Since, in the mentioned case study, the two men are attempting to plea bargain by not accepting full responsibility for the fire and thus aim such that there may be reduction in punishment.
