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Re:US passes anti-corruption law that effectively bans anony... by twic on Saturday January 02, 2021 @02:12PM (#25615475)
> You're thinking about this as though the system is free of uncertainty and prosecutors didn't use overcharging to extract plea bargains.

In the UK, they don't, because we don't have plea bargains.

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Re:US passes anti-corruption law that effectively bans anony... by dragonwriter on Saturday January 02, 2021 @02:22PM (#25615567)
> In the UK, they don't, because we don't have plea bargains.

Various UK sources seem to think you do, and cite specific government guidelines for the practice, e.g.:

https://www.inbrief.co.uk/court-proceedings/plea-bargaining/

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