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Plea Bargaining: The Experiences of Prosecutors, Judges, and Defense Attorneys

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"That relatively few criminal cases in this country are resolved by full Perry Mason-style strials is fairly common knowledge. Most cases are settled by a guilty plea after some form of negotiation over the charge or sentence. But why? The standard explanation is case pressure: the enormous volume of criminal cases, to be processed with limited staff, time and resources. . . . But a large body of new empirical research now demands that we re-examine plea negotiation. Milton Heumann's book, Plea Bargaining, strongly and ...

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Plea Bargaining: The Experiences of Prosecutors, Judges, and Defense Attorneys 1981, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226331881

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Plea Bargaining: The Experiences of Prosecutors, Judges, and Defense Attorneys 1981, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226331874

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