Topic
Plea Bargaining
754 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Fairness and the Willingness to Accept Plea Bargain Offers”
Main June 4, 2009"Fairness and the Willingness to Accept Plea Bargain Offers"The title of this post is the title of this new article that is soon to be published in…
EvidenceProf Blog
Razing Arizona: Court Of Appeals Of Arizona Disastrously Mischaracterizes Amendment To Plea Bargaining Portion Of Rule 410
By Colin Miller
In 2006, I wrote the article Caveat Prosecutor: Where Courts Went Wrong in Applying Robertson's Two-Tiered Analysis to Plea Bargaining, and How to Correct Their Mistakes, 32 New Eng. J. on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Unusual porn case leads to unusual rejection of a federal plea deal
Main April 29, 2009Unusual porn case leads to unusual rejection of a federal plea dealIt is notable any time that a federal judge rejects a plea deal worked out by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Third Circuit debates crack guideline retroactivity following binding sentencing plea
Main April 5, 2009Split Third Circuit debates crack guideline retroactivity following binding sentencing pleaIn a complicated ruling on Friday, a divided Third Circuit in US v. Sanchez, No. 08-1847 (3d…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Mom’s plea deal includes ‘resurrection clause'”
Main March 31, 2009"Mom's plea deal includes 'resurrection clause'"The title of this post is the title of this new piece at CNN.com. Here are the fascinating particulars: A Maryland woman…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Talk of a plea deal to resolve gun charges against Plaxico Burress
Main March 30, 2009Talk of a plea deal to resolve gun charges against Plaxico BurressThough press accounts are varied, this New York Times piece is reporting on a possible plea…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rapper T.I. defends his special plea and sentencing deal
Main March 30, 2009Rapper T.I. defends his special plea and sentencing dealRecently sentenced rapper T.I. is talking about his sentencing fate in ways that may add heat to the debate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will AG Holder change DOJ sentencing practicies that seem inconsistent with “the rule of law, equality before the law, and the applicability of Due Process”?
Main March 29, 2009Will AG Holder change DOJ sentencing practicies that seem inconsistent with "the rule of law, equality before the law, and the applicability of Due Process"? As detailed…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rapper T.I. gets a year-and-a-day federal sentence on gun charges
Main March 27, 2009Rapper T.I. gets a year-and-a-day federal sentence on gun chargesI have not followed closely the crime and possible punishment of Clifford Harris, aka rap star T.I. But…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another (unsurprising?) SCOTUS defense loss
Main March 25, 2009Another (unsurprising?) SCOTUS defense lossI am road-blogging to note that the Supreme Court this morning handed down Puckett v US concerning plea breach remedies. SCOTUSblog has the…