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A plea bargain, also known as a plea agreement or plea deal, is a legal arrangement in criminal law where the defendant agrees to plead guilty or no contest to a charge in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor. These concessions can include a reduction in the severity of the charges, the dismissal of some charges, or a more lenient ...
The United States Supreme Court has recognized plea bargaining as both an essential and desirable part of the criminal justice system. [25] The benefits of plea-bargaining are said to be obvious: the relief of court congestion, alleviation of the risks and uncertainties of trial, and its information gathering value. [26]
Because Ruiz referred to Brady disclosures as a "trial-related" right, it raised questions as to whether Brady required the disclosure of exculpatory evidence during plea bargaining. [3] By 2010, at least three circuit court of appeals relied upon Ruiz to hold that Brady did not. [2]
Jeffrey Epstein was offered a sweetheart plea deal by federal prosecutors in return for incriminating information that would lead to President Trump’s impeachment, according to the late ...
Today, Mnookin and Kornhauser's 1979 article is widely recognized as a landmark article "which legitimized the study of negotiation within the legal academy" by "tethering bargaining to jurisprudence". [4] A 2012 study determined that as of that year, it was the nineteenth most-cited law review article of all time. [5]
District Attorney Jeff Nieman has offered plea deals ranging from deferred prosecution to a conditional discharge, said attorney Gina Balamucki. That would dismisses the defendants’ charges ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of criminal hackers who were backed by the People's ...
Alford plea (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "United States plea bargaining case law" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.