Missouri criminal defense attorney Chris Combs discusses how he negotiates the most favorable plea bargaining deals for his clients.
You can read a transcript of the interview below.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: How does plea bargaining work?
Chris Combs: It’s negotiations, of course.
We have to get all of the facts. I always tell our clients, “We can never have too much information. I will parse through it. Give me everything.”
We also talk about mitigation. I always tell people, “Look, I’m not your dad. I don’t pay your bills. You can tell me you don’t want to do this stuff, but if you want to be in the best position to get through this case, here’s what I recommend.”
If it’s a third time DWI, I’m recommending treatment. If it’s a domestic assault, I’m recommending anger management therapy. So those are other things that of course we consider.
Plea bargaining is really a negotiation to get something reduced – to get a charge “amended” is what we say, or reduced to a lesser charge.
So plea bargaining is negotiating. Once you have all the facts, potential mitigation, and things of that nature.
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