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Plea Bargaining
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Foster’s impact on plea bargains and appeals
Main March 17, 2006Foster's impact on plea bargains and appealsThe Athens News has this terrific article discussing the Ohio Supreme Court's Foster decision, which found Blakely applicable to Ohio's structured…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Of interest around the blogosphere
Main March 5, 2006Of interest around the blogosphereA quick tour around the blogosphere reveals more than of few items of interest:Grits for Breakfast discusses here a capital case reversal where…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Government Tries to Give Too Good A Plea Deal
By Ellen Podgor
LATimes (AP) reports here that U.S. District Judge John Walter rejected a plea agreement involving former Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. Chief Executive Henry Yuen. The deal would have allowed Yuen…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Collateral Consequences of the Abramoff Plea
By Ellen Podgor
More collateral consequences are being reported to the Abramoff Plea. The Washington Post reports here on the political difficulties faced by Ralph Reed, a candidate for lieutenant governor in Georgia.…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Collateral Consequences of the Abramoff Plea
By Ellen Podgor
The consequences of the Abramoff Plea are felt not only in the political community, but also in the legal sphere. The NYTimes reports here on the impact of this plea…
Sentencing Law and Policy
DeadBookerwalking?: incentives to cooperate
Main January 3, 2006Dead Booker walking?: incentives to cooperateThe news of two recent high-profile plea deals that include agreements to cooperate — involving Enron CAO Richard Causey and lobbyist Jack…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lobbyist Abramoff strikes plea deal
Main January 3, 2006Lobbyist Abramoff strikes plea dealAccording to this New York Times article, lobbyist Jack Abramoff "will plead guilty to three felony counts in Washington on Wednesday," which will…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Plea deal for Enron CAO Causey
Main December 28, 2005Plea deal for Enron CAO CauseyAs detailed in stories from the Washington Post and the Houston Chronicle, Enron's ex-Chief Accounting Officer Richard Causey is expected to plead…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Will Causey Switch Sides in the Enron Conspiracy Trial?
By Ellen Podgor
Like the fifth Beatle, former Enron Chief Accounting Officer Richard Causey has been the unknown defendant in the upcoming Enron conspiracy trial. Unlike codefendants Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A window into charge bargaining dynamics
Main November 9, 2005A window into charge bargaining dynamicsIn this long-ago post, I lamented the disparity that can result from prosecutorial discretion to charge bargain. And the Third Circuit's decision…