Johnny Martin's attorney has cut a deal with the prosecutor. He has agreed that Johnny will plead guilty to petty larceny in exchange for the prosecutor dropping the more serious charge of grand larceny. Johnny's attorney has engaged in which of the following?

A) Settlement negotiations
B) Plea bargaining
C) Unethical conduct
D) None of these choices is correct.

Plea Bargaining

The process by which the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case, subject to court approval. Usually, plea bargaining involves the defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser offense in return for a lighter sentence.

Petty Larceny

A minor theft crime involving the stealing of property with relatively low value.

Grand Larceny

A serious theft crime involving the unlawful taking of property that exceeds a specific value, defined by law.