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Plea Bargaining
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Should we (and could we) require prosecutors to explain plea deals?
Main November 4, 2005Should we (and could we) require prosecutors to explain plea deals?As detailed in this story, in Utah some controversy has emerged as a result of questionable plea…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will having a “tough” sentencing judge impact Lewis Libby’s plea considerations?
Main November 4, 2005Will having a "tough" sentencing judge impact Lewis Libby's plea considerations?As I have spotlighted in a number of prior posts linked below, the sentencing and plea dynamics…
Sentencing Law and Policy
First Circuit speaks to fact bargaining and a lot more
Main November 2, 2005First Circuit speaks to fact bargaining and a lot moreGosh, when it rains it pours. After relatively quiet Booker times in the circuits lately (save for the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Still more on Libby’s plea and sentencing dynamics
Main October 31, 2005Still more on Libby's plea and sentencing dynamicsAssessments of what's next for Lewis Libby in the CIA leak case following his indictment Friday continue to spotlight the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More on Lewis Libby’s possible plea and sentencing dynamics
Main October 29, 2005More on Lewis Libby's possible plea and sentencing dynamicsOver at TalkLeft, experienced defense attorney TChris here speculates about whether I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby will exercise his right…
Sentencing Law and Policy
As if juries really matter in criminal cases…
Main October 7, 2005As if juries really matter in criminal cases...I see this afternoon two interesting posts about jury decision-making in criminal cases: Doug Lichtman at the UC Faculty Blog…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Minnesota Supreme Court invalidates post-conviction plea waiver
Main October 6, 2005Minnesota Supreme Court invalidates post-conviction plea waiverThe lawfulness and appropriateness of appeal waivers post-Booker is a lively and interesting topic that I have covered in posts here…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Jim Guy Tucker Loses Attempt to Reopen Plea
By Ellen Podgor
When Ken Starr was handling the Whitewater Investigation, he obtained a plea from former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker. The agreement was contingent on Tucker cooperating with the Independent Counsel…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
PING: The high price of asserting innocenceURL: http://blog.kir.com/archives/002272.aspIP: 216.250.116.20BLOG NAME: Houston’s Clear ThinkersDATE: 08/11/2005 04:52:55 AMA frequent topic on this blog has been the government’s questionable tactic of bludgeoning business executives into plea bargains by playing on the executive’s fear of a draconian prison sentence (often an effective life sentence) if the executive has …
By Ellen Podgor
Yesterday, former WorldCom controller David Myers was sentenced to a year and a day, a sentence equivalent to that received by former WorldCom Accounting Director Buford Yates. (See Wall Street…
ContractsProf Blog
Plea Bargain is a Contract
A plea bargain is a contract, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a recent decision, and it should be interpreted like one.In the case,…