Do you think that Karla Homolka's plea bargain was a good deal? Why? (for her, for the crown) Plea negotiations are often regarded as compromising justice. The T993 plea bargain that resulted in a 12-year sentence for Karla Homolka led some experts to question its value and legiimacy. Homolka was sentenced before the pubblic became aware of many of the gruesome facts that were revealed during the trial of her ex-husband Paul Bernardo. (The pair had been accused of torturing and killing several young women.) By court order, tstimony in her case could not be reported until his trial was complete. Supporters of the Homolka plea bargain point out that Homolka's evidence, made available through plea negotiations, was needed to establish the strongest possible case against Bernardo (R. u. Bernardo (1995) Without plea negotiations, the court system would be overwhelmed by the number of cases going to trial. Through such negotiations, justice is served. The Crown obtains a conviction and the accused receives a penalty, although not the maximum one. It can save victims or their families a great deal of suffering. They do not have to take the witness stand and relive their ordeals