While reformers generally dislike plea bargaining, the text noted that:

A. defendants may prefer to accept the certainty of a lighter sentence for a lesser charge than risk of conviction on a more serious charge and a longer sentence.
B. prosecutors may prefer a certain guilty plea to a lesser charge rather than risk having the defendant found innocent in a trial.
C. a large majority of felony charges are settled by plea bargaining.
D. all of the above

Answer: D