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Effective NPR discussion of plea bargaining realities

By Douglas A. Berman

This afternoon's NPR program "Talk of the Nation" included this lengthy segment on plea bargaining under the title "Plea Bargains: Necessary Tool, Or Cop-Out?".  Here is set up: Most criminal convictions are the result of plea bargaining, a process of negotiations between prosecutors and defense attorneys.  Critics argue that criminal defendants can get off too lightly, and defendants say they're often pressured into accepting deals. In addition to effective presentations by the two law prof guests, diverse plea bargaining stories told by the callers to the show make the segment especially worth a listen.

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 06, 2010 (boomark / email).