Topic
Plea Bargaining
754 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Crushing the Soul of Federal Public Defenders: The Plea Bargaining Machine’s Operation and What to Do About It"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article recently posted to SSRN and authored by Walter Gonçalves. Here is its abstract: Existing scholarship on the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"'How Much Time Am I Looking At?': Plea Bargains, Harsh Punishments, and Low Trial Rates in Southwest Border Districts"
The title of this post is the title of this recent article authored by Walter Gonçalves and available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: Scholarship on the American trial penalty,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Crushing the Soul of Federal Public Defenders: The Plea Bargaining Machine’s Operation and What to Do About It by Walter I. Gonçalves, Jr.
The Immigration Article of the Day is "Crushing the Soul of Federal Public Defenders: The Plea Bargaining Machine’s Operation and What to Do About It" by Walter I. Gonçalves, Jr.,…
Simple Justice
Uncertainty Is Why It’s Called “Rolling The Dice”
One would suspect that most academics teaching crim law had some hands-on experience actually doing crim law. Sure, there will always be the self-proclaimed “experts” who couldn’t find a courthouse…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Plea Bargaining’s Uncertainty Problem"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article authored by Jeffrey Bellin available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: While commentators roundly condemn plea bargaining,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: “How Much Time Am I Looking At?”: Plea Bargains, Harsh Punishments, and Low Trial Rates in Southwest Border Districts by Walter I. Gonçalves, Jr.
The Immigration Article of the Day is "How Much Time Am I Looking At?": Plea Bargains, Harsh Punishments, and Low Trial Rates in Southwest Border Districts by Walter I. Gonçalves,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting example of federal judge rejecting white-collar plea deal as too lenient
A story this week out of Utah provides a reminder that federal judges can still have control over sentencing outcomes even in our plea bbargained justice system of pleas. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Bargaining Without Bias"
The title of this post is the title of this article authored by Cynthia Alkon and recently posted to SSRN. Here is its abstract: Bias, disparate treatment, and racism are…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Punishment without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining is a Bad Deal"
The title of this post is the title of this exciting panel discussion being hosted this week by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center at The Ohio State University Moritz…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Plea Bargaining and Mass Incarceration"
The title of this post is the title of this recent paper authored by Albert Alschuler available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The United States, which imprisons a higher…