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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Language: | English |
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1989
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1989, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 259-283 |
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