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Plea Bargaining

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  1. Other

    “Plea Bargaining and Mass Incarceration”

    By Douglas Berman

    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 proportion…

  2. Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog

    PA Superior Court: Police Officer May Not Offer Plea to Summary in Felony Case Without District Attorney's Permission

    By Zak Goldstein

    Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Martinez-Santiago, holding that a plea deal that was negotiated between a police officer and…

  3. Sentencing Law and Policy

    Rounding up some more notable recent criminal justice reads at the start the new year

    By Douglas Berman

    Though the new year is now just two week old, I have seen more than two weeks worth of interesting reads that I have not had a chance to blog…

  4. Other

    Rounding up some more notable recent criminal justice reads at the start the new year

    By Douglas Berman

    Though the new year is now just two week old, I have seen more than two weeks worth of interesting reads that I have not had a chance to blog…

  5. Other

    “No Justice, No Pleas: Subverting Mass Incarceration Through Defendant Collective Action”

    By Douglas Berman

    The title of this post is the title of this notable new essay authored by Andrew Manuel Crespo now available via SSRN.  Here is its abstract:The American penal system is…

  6. Sentencing Law and Policy

    "Prosecutorial Discretion, Justice, and Compassion: Reestablishing Balance in our Legal System"

    By Douglas Berman

    The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Anna D. Vaynman and Mark Robert Fondacaro now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The…

  7. Criminal

    “Prosecutorial Discretion, Justice, and Compassion: Reestablishing Balance in our Legal System”

    By Douglas Berman

    The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Anna D. Vaynman and Mark Robert Fondacaro now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:The criminal…

  8. Sentencing Law and Policy

    "How to be a Better Plea Bargainer"

    By Douglas Berman

    The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Cynthia Alkon and Andrea Kupfer Schneider recently posted to SSRN. Here is its abstract: Preparation matters…

  9. Criminal

    “How to be a Better Plea Bargainer”

    By Douglas Berman

    The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Cynthia Alkon and Andrea Kupfer Schneider recently posted to SSRN. Here is its abstract:Preparation matters in…

  10. Sentencing Law and Policy

    "Open Prosecution"

    By Douglas Berman

    The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper now on SSRN authored by Brandon L. Garrett, William Crozier, Elizabeth Gifford, Catherine Grodensky, Adele Quigley-McBride and…