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Plea Bargaining
754 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
The intersection of crim law and dispute resolution
Main December 19, 2007The intersection of crim law and dispute resolutionMichael O'Hear and Andrea Schneider have posted on SSRN this short and interesting piece entitled "Dispute Resolution in Criminal Law."…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable plea deal in controversial capital case
Main December 19, 2007Notable plea deal in controversial capital caseAs detailed in this AP story, a controversial capital case from Ohio has now been resolved through a plea deal. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Fascinating plea reversal from the Fourth Circuit … and Seventh, too
Main December 12, 2007Fascinating plea reversal from the Fourth Circuit ... and Seventh, tooThe Fourth Circuit has a notable ruling in a case with remarkable facts today in US v.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Friday forum: what advice would you give Barry Bonds?
Main December 7, 2007Friday forum: what advice would you give Barry Bonds? As detailed in this New York Times article, the next official development in the Barry Bonds prosecution takes…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Death penalty plea case dying before SCOTUS
Main December 6, 2007Death penalty plea case dying before SCOTUSGetting on-line in the midst of a day on the road I was intrigued to see this new post at SCOTUSblog…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More on the trial penalty’s impact in white-collar cases
Main November 30, 2007More on the trial penalty's impact in white-collar casesA helpful reader sent me this column from the Financial Times that spotlights some of the trial penalty issues…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Assessing and reflecting on the trial penalty
Main November 28, 2007Assessing and reflecting on the trial penaltyTom Kirkendall at Houston's Clear Thinkers has this great new post entitled "Hedging the trial penalty." Here is a taste:Although some…
EvidenceProf Blog
Caveat Accused?: Supreme Court of Iowa Botches Roberston Analysis in Plea Baragaining Appeal
By Colin Miller
State of Iowa v. Boggs, 2007 WL 3407331 (Iowa 2007), is a complicated case with many issues recently resolved by the Supreme Court of Iowa, but in terms of the…
EvidenceProf Blog
Who’s Afraid of Virginia?: Judge’s Incorrect Evidentiary Ruling Leads to Charges Being Dropped Against Kwaume Edwards
By Colin Miller
Yesterday, Substitute Circuit Judge Warren Stevens made a seemingly bizarre evidentiary ruling in a Virginia courtroom, leading to murder charges being dropped against 18 year-old defendant Kwaume Edwards. Kwaume was…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Hate crime enhancements and the pressures to plea
Main November 6, 2007Hate crime enhancements and the pressures to pleaA helpful readers alerted me to this fascinating article from the New York Times discussing a notable case that raises…