Plea negotiations

Discuss if the plea negotiations should  be allowed in cases like this? What, if any, restrictions would you place on prosecutors entering plea agreements?

Sergio Robles, a diagnosed schizophrenic, shot and killed a Pasadena, California, police officer during a 2009 shootout. Robles, who would have likely faced the death penalty under ordinary circumstances, plead guilty to murder in exchange for a 40 year prison sentence. The plea agreement came after two years of investigation and three separate mental evaluations […]

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