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Plea Bargaining
754 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
Well-timed conference on right to effective counsel
Main November 6, 2007Well-timed conference on right to effective counselHow Appealing collects here major media coverage of the Supreme Court's new case, Arave v. Hoffman, which will explore ineffective assistance…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Supreme Court takes a case addressing ineffective assistance in plea bargaining
Main November 5, 2007Supreme Court takes a case addressing ineffective assistance in plea bargainingAccording to this post at SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court has granted cert in a case concerning ineffective…
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Some weekend reading from SSRN
Main November 2, 2007Some weekend reading from SSRNFor those looking for a bit of not-so-light weekend reading, now up on SSRN are these new pieces of interest for sentencing fans:It's…
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Judge complains of federal prosecutors making “illusory” promises in plea agreements
Main October 31, 2007Judge complains of federal prosecutors making "illusory" promises in plea agreementsA helpful reader sent me this interesting local story about a federal district judge in Illinois making…
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More intriguing plea bargaining scholarship
Main October 28, 2007More intriguing plea bargaining scholarshipI continue to be pleased to continue to see interesting scholarship about plea bargaining appearing on SSRN. This latest piece comes from Russell…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Dogfighting kingpin(?) cooperates and may avoid any prison time
Main October 25, 2007Dogfighting kingpin(?) cooperates and may avoid any prison timeI wonder how folks outraged by dogfighting feel about this news that a fellow who helped Michael Vick set…
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Intriguing new paper on plea dynamics on SSRN
Main October 19, 2007Intriguing new paper on plea dynamics on SSRNThe recent Marquette Law Review symposium on plea bargaining looks to be producing a number of very interesting papers. One…
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An ADR perspective on plea bargaining
Main October 6, 2007An ADR perspective on plea bargainingThanks to this cool new ADR blog, Indisputably (which is co-authored by one of my colleagues), I saw this interesting post spotlighting…
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Lies, damn lies and FBI crime statistics
Main September 24, 2007Lies, damn lies and FBI crime statisticsThis Washington Post article is headlined "FBI Report: Violent Crime on the Rise." This TalkLeft post reacting to the Post story…
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Is O.J. being overcharged?
Main September 18, 2007Is O.J. being overcharged?I usually don't closely follow high-profile criminal cases until there is a conviction and sentencing looms. But these cases can provide a unique opportunity…