Preparing+for+Plea+Negotiation

Objectives:

 * identify the charges to be negotiated upon during Plea Negotiations
 * practice role playing in a fictional scenario

Do Now:
What constitutional rights does a defendant give up when they agree to a plea?

Lesson:
1) Meet in your groups to first identify the strengths and weaknesses for your case.
 * Review each possible charge
 * Identify the strengths and weaknesses of your team's arguments for or against that charge
 * Identify the charge you want to agree to during negotiations and the charge you want the opposing counsel to agree to during negotiations

2) You will be paired up with another student. Each of you will be given a description of your role in the scenario. Silently read your role and take a few minutes to write down the role's interests and their position.

You have five minutes to try and complete a successful negotiation, resulting in a win-win outcome, in which both roles are satisfied with the results.
 * How did you resolve the situation?
 * Did you reach a win-win outcome? Why or why not?
 * What was challenging about trying to reach a win-win outcome?
 * What strategies did you use to negotiate?