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May 101 min read

Plea Bargains Come With Waiver of Fourth Amendment Rights in VA

Defendants in Virginia who enter a plea deal can be asked to sign away their Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and...

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ABA Task Force Laments Coerced Guilty Pleas, Rarity Of Trials

Crime and Justice News

Feb 22, 20232 min read

ABA Task Force Laments Coerced Guilty Pleas, Rarity Of Trials

In any given year, 98 percent of federal criminal cases end with a plea bargain, a practice that prizes efficiency over fairness and...

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Crime and Justice News

Jan 13, 20222 min read

Prosecutors Work With Researchers to Document, Limit Plea Bargaining

Last year, in Berkshire County, Ma., prosecutors charged two men in separate assault and battery cases. Both were in their 30s, neither...

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