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it is not. Germany does have plea bargaining nowadays.




Still, many other western countries do not have plea bargaining. France for instance has a really minor form of plea bargaining that is only used for sentences up to 1 year in prison (and prison sentences shorter than two years are typically not served).


So? The German system as it existed 30 years ago is still interesting.




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