Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2005
Abstract
In this Article, the author argues that differential sentencing of criminal defendants who plead guilty and those who go to trial is, primarily, a punishment for the defendant exercising the right to trial. The proposed solution requires an analysis of the differential sentencing motivation in light of the benefit to society and the drawbacks inherent in the plea bargaining system.
Recommended Citation
An Honest Approach to Plea Bargaining, 29 Am. J. Trial Adv. 103 (2005)
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