Plea bargaining conditions were found to be in part a function of the defendant's socioeconomic status, prior record, crime seriousness, strength of government evidence, whether the defendant had a private attorney or used a public defender, and the reputation of the defense attorney. Ninety-three percent of the cases dropped involved private defense attorneys, whereas only seven percent of the cases dropped involved public defenders. Of the total number of convictions secured through plea bargaining, forty-one percent were of defendants using private attorney, whereas fifty-nine percent involved public defenders. 3 tables, 37 references. (Author abstract)