plea bargain dilemma theme

An accused person, either guilty or innocent, is presented with the following troublesome options: admit guilt and get a lower punishment with certainty, or plead innocent and risk getting a much heavier punishment but perhaps with some chance of going free.

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ahh2x18 minor John was faced with a classical plea-bargain dilemma: Admit guilt and get one year more in prison. Demand your right to an (expensive) trial and the likely outcome would be 5 more years in prison.