Miscellaneous

Sign O' the Times

By Anne Skove, Esq.

Plea bargaining has long happened in the shadows, making studies difficult. It also tends to happen to people who are in a vulnerable position, not incredibly likely to protest or contest. Thus, plea bargaining stays hidden from view.

So it may be a sign of the times when the Wall Street Journal starts worrying about the issue. See Plea Bargains Get Renewed Scrutiny, John R. Emshwiller and Nathan Koppel. WSJ (December 19, 2009) (subscribers only; all others get a squib).

Could the rash of white-collar crime produce plea bargain reform? Stranger things have happened.

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on December 19, 2009 (boomark / email).