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- Title: Plea Bargaining
- Author : Milton Heumann
- Release Date : January 30, 2020
- Genre: Political Science,Books,Politics & Current Events,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2101 KB
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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 explicitly attacks the case-pressure argument and suggests an alternative explanation for plea bargaining based on the adaptation of attorneys and judges to the local criminal court. The book is a significant and welcome addition to the literature. Heumann’s investigation of case pressure and plea negotiation demonstrates solid research and careful analysis.”—Michigan Law Review