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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Study Shows Prosecutors Favor Defendants of their Own Gender
By Tracy Thomas
Stephanie Holmes Didwania, Gender Favoritism Among Criminal Prosecutors, Journal of Law and Economics (Forthcoming)Prosecutors enjoy wide discretion in the decisions they make but are largely unstudied by quantitative empirical scholars.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Plea Bargaining’s Uncertainty Problem"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article authored by Jeffrey Bellin available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: While commentators roundly condemn plea bargaining,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Continuing to scratch the sentencing surface if <em>Roe</em> is overturned and abortions are criminalized
As mentioned in this post right after the leaked draft SCOTUS opinion suggested Roe v. Wade will soon be overturned, if abortion issues are returned entirely to elected officials, a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal judge formally accepts below-guideline sentencing terms of Derek Chauvin's plea deal for civil rights violations
As reported in this post from back in December, Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty in federal court to civil rights violations arising from his murder of George Floyd. He did so…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable CCJ new task force examining long prison terms
I was pleased to see this announcement of the Council of Criminal Justice's new Task Force on Long Sentences. The membership roster is very impressive, and here is how the…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Superior Court: Defendants Should Generally Be Allowed to Withdraw Guilty Pleas Before Sentencing
Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire - Criminal Defense Lawyer The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Garcia, holding that sufficient evidence was presented to allow the defendant to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Modern Sentencing Mitigation"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article authored by John B. Meixner Jr. now available in the Northwestern University Law Review. Here is its…
SCOV Law
Weekly Update: April 15-22
There's a bad Spanish lawyer joke here--not quite a pun but closeBy Andy Delaney Hmm. I thought I was going to write about one opinion today, but there are two, so I’ll…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting example of federal judge rejecting white-collar plea deal as too lenient
A story this week out of Utah provides a reminder that federal judges can still have control over sentencing outcomes even in our plea bbargained justice system of pleas. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable example of federal prosecutors and crime victims advocating for sentences way below applicable mandatory minimums
This lengthy local press piece, headlined "After pleas for leniency, mosque bombers receive 16-, 14-year sentences: Prosecution, defense agreed the two were manipulated by militia ringleader," reports on an interesting federal…