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Plea Bargaining
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting SCOTUS discussion of plea agreement breaches inPuckett
Main January 15, 2009Interesting SCOTUS discussion of plea agreement breaches in PuckettWith so much else going on in the sentencing world these days, I have not given much attention to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ninth Circuit rejects variance based on fast-track disparity
Main January 9, 2009Ninth Circuit rejects variance based on fast-track disparityThe Ninth Circuit has issued a significant ruling that rejects fast-track disparity as the basis for a variance in US…
Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
Results, Results and Results
So it's time to look back at the past year or so and consider how our clients did when they pushed their cases to trial. The names have been changed…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The sentencing benefits of joining the winning team in the OJ case
Main December 10, 2008The sentencing benefits of joining the winning team in the OJ caseThis AP story, headlined "All 4 former Simpson co-defendants get probation," reports on yesterday's sentencings outcome…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should plea agreements be available to the public?
Main December 5, 2008Should plea agreements be available to the public?I just noticed via SSRN this new student note by David Snyder in the Fordham Urban Law Journal. The notes…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another notable example of capital plea bargaining
Main November 15, 2008Another notable example of capital plea bargainingThanks to this post at C&C, I saw this news article from Utah describing another case in which the threat of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ninth Circuit rocks while reviewing conditional plea efforts
Main November 13, 2008Ninth Circuit rocks while reviewing conditional plea effortsA decision by the Ninth Circuit today in In re: Gallaher, No. 07-74593 (9th Cir. Nov. 13, 2008) (available here)…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Court-Related Aspects of Capital Punishment “
Main October 29, 2008"Court-Related Aspects of Capital Punishment "The title of this post is the title of this special issue of the Justice System Journal, which looks like a must-read.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A better example of sex-offense plea deal gender disparity?
Main October 2, 2008A better example of sex-offense plea deal gender disparity?I noted here earlier this week a report about a federal sex offense case in which prosecutors allowed a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of crime, but little punishment, in new SCOTUS grants
Main October 1, 2008Lots of crime, but little punishment, in new SCOTUS grantsAs detailed in this post from SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court today added "ten new cases to its decision…