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Plea Bargaining
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Criminal
ABA resolution adopts 14 principles set forth by ABA’s Plea Bargain Task Force
As reported in this article, the ABA House of Delegates on Monday passed Resolution 502 to seek to improve plea bargaining practices:Resolution 502 adopts 14 principles that were created by the…
Criminal
On eve of plea hearing for Hunter Biden, House Committee Chair urges district court to consider “improper conduct” surrounding prosecution
As reported in this CNN article, the "Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee submitted materials Tuesday to the judge in Hunter Biden’s criminal case, flagging recent claims…
Other
Some reflections in headlines on Hunter Biden’s “sweetheart” plea deal
I have not had a chance to read all the commentary that Hunter Biden's plea deal has generated, but I have made tome to gather here some notable pieces I…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Developing a Model of Guilty Plea Decision-Making: Fuzzy-Trace Theory, Gist, and Categorical Boundaries"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Tina M. Zottoli, Rebecca K. Helm, Vanessa A. Edkins and Michael T. Bixter just published in…
The Right Coast
All the crimes that Hunter’s ridiculous plea deal missed
Hunter is resolved. Those words yesterday from Hunter Biden s counsel, Chris Clark, were confident and certain. He declared the five-year investigation effectively closed even as the Justice Department insisted…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Plea Bargaining in the Virtual Courtroom"
The title of this post is the title of this forthcoming book chapter authored by Thea Johnson now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: For many decades, courts across…
Other
“Plea Bargaining in the Virtual Courtroom”
The title of this post is the title of this forthcoming book chapter authored by Thea Johnson now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:For many decades, courts across the…
Criminal
A “sweetheart deal”?: Minor (mostly uninformed) musings about Hunter Biden’s prosecution and plea deal
I woke up this morning to the surprising news of a prosecution and plea deal for Hunter Biden (basics here), and then I spent most of the rest of the…
Milikowsky Tax Law Blog
How to Negotiate a Plea Deal in a Criminal Tax Case
Facing a criminal tax investigation is intimidating for even the savviest of business owners. Finding out that your business and personal affairs are being targeted by IRS or another government…
Other
“Plea Bargaining Abolitionism: A History”
The title of this post is the title of this new piece authored by William Ortman now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:How does a tragedy on the scale…