An aggregate-level examination of the caseload pressure hypothesis

The idea that guilty pleas may be encouraged by time-conscious attorneys to process court caseloads expediently implies that some defendants may be influenced to forego their constitutional right to trial. If true, these defendants may be denied an adequate determination of legal guilt. Building on...

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Main Author: Wooldredge, John D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1989
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1989, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 259-283
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