What is a negotiated plea in a criminal case?

was a negotiated part of his plea agreement.³ "The rationale behind this policy is that defendants who have received the benefit of their bargain should not be allowed to trifle with the courts by attempting to better the bargain through the appellate process." (People v. Hester (2000) 22 Cal.4th 290, 295.) Negotiated plea agreements are an '"accepted and integral part of our criminal justice system.'" (People v. Panizzon (1996) 13 Cal.4th 68, 79-80.) A negotiated plea is one in which the defendant pleads to specific charges and enhancements, and the trial court plays no part except to approve or disapprove the plea and to enter sentence thereon. (People v. Segura (2008) 44 Cal.4th 921, 931.)