Answer:
Judge
Explanation:
With the number of plea bargains increasing over the past few years, there seems to be a transfer of power in the courtroom to the prosecutor from the judge.
Plea bargain is an arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges. Please bargains are handled by the prosecutor and the lawyer of the defendant. It is not an open court process and the decisions of the plea bargain are communicated to the judge in his office. Thus the power of the judge to make the decision in the courtroom is transferred to the prosecutor.
