You collect extenuating and
mitigating facts that may help negotiate a reasonable
plea agreement and present those
factors to the sentencing judge to call for a more lenient punishment before the judge
as the sentence hearing, distinguishing this client and this case from more aggravated situations.
In order to determine whether the
plea bargain is not contrary to public interest, the court needs evidence of aggravating and
mitigating factors, such
as how much the offender profited from the conspiracy, how it carried out the price fixing, whether it was the ring leader, and its size and market share.