Topic
Plea Bargaining
754 published works
On Point
Plea bargaining in the shadow of a retrial
By Wisconsin State Public Defender
Attorney Keith Findley and colleagues have a new paper out. They examined cases in the postconviction context to determine how often prosecutors use their plea-bargaining power to preserve a conviction…
Criminal
“Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of a Retrial: Bargaining Away Innocence”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new empirical paper now available via SSRN and authored by Keith A. Findley, Camila Angulo Amaya, Gibson Hatch and…
Simple Justice
Book Review: Carissa Byrne Hessick’s “Punishment Without Trial”
University of North Carolina law professor Carissa Byrne Hessick tells a very curious story in her new book, Punishment Without Trial: Why plea bargaining is a bad deal.” Carissa is…
Legal Profession Blog
Plea Vacated On Alleged Inadequate Investigation Of Immigration Status
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court vacated an order denying a motion to withdraw a guilty plea in a drug case, finding that there was sufficient evidence of deficient inquiry into…
Law Times News
Court grants stay on proceedings, said Crown’s repudiation of plea deal unfair and oppressive
To proceed with the prosecution would undermine the integrity of the judicial process, court said
Sentencing Law and Policy
Making the case for a ceiling on the trial penalty
Marc Levin has this notable new commentary on plea practices and the trial penalty over at The Crime Report under the headline "‘Planning for Losing’: A Lesson on Justice Reform…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Great new pieces in <em>Akron Law Review</em>'s criminal justice reform issue
In the production of this recent post discussing a plea bargaining article by an Ohio Supreme Court Justice, I discovered that the current issue of the Akron Law Review is…
Criminal
Great new pieces in <em>Akron Law Review</em>‘s criminal justice reform issue
In the production of this recent post discussing a plea bargaining article by an Ohio Supreme Court Justice, I discovered that the current issue of the Akron Law Review is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Informed Jury"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Daniel Epps and William Ortman now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The right…
Criminal
“The Informed Jury”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Daniel Epps and William Ortman now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:The right to…