Anywhere from 90%-95% of cases in the United States end up in some form of plea bargaining.

Approximately 90-95% of criminal cases in the United States are resolved through plea bargaining, where the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence or charges being reduced or dropped.

No

The Federal rules of criminal procedure recognizes and codifies the concept of plea agreements. However, because of United States Sentencing Guideline provisions, the leeway permitted is very restrictive moreover, many federal offenses carry mandatory sentences, with no room for plea bargaining.

Plea bargaining occurs in criminal cases.