I understand its frustrating to those looking at it from the outside. to say its about avoiding trial or saving money is a way over simplification of how it works. Saving money is not something I think about. I love going to trial but I also understand what I need to prove to win and sometimes we dont have it. not to mention if i have say 1,500 cases in my court and there are two of us with maybe 20-25 trial dockets a year then yes we have to plea things out. just because I know someone is guilty does not mean a jury will or that I can get in everything i want.I see this happen all the time. Cops do their best to keep the streets clean and safe and the DA drops the ball......Drops the charges, pleas it down to avoid going to trial or to "save money".
Very frustrating