are niet procedure. 7. It is an amazing thing for a person to confess to a serious crime, to accept the stigma of a criminal conviction and give up their freedom willingly, without a fight, passing up the Charter guarantee to a fair trial. And yet, every day in Canada, thousands of accused do just that. Close to 90 percent of criminal cases end in a guilty plea. Most of those have been negotiated with Crown prosecutors in return for a lesser charge, a lighter sentence, a more comfortable prison, or an agreement to testify against someone else. The plea negotiation has become the primary means of dispensing justice in Canada. It is effective, both for accused criminals looking to minimize their punishment and for prosecutors coping with the torrent of cases sloshing through the courts. Is it morally correct to trade the legal rights guaranteed by the Charter for convenience and cost savings? Write a one-paragraph explanation about how the process of plea negotiating is used in the criminal process