LAWS 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sexually Transmitted Infection
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Laws 2301 lecture 11 december 2. Please bargaining : should we abolish or not. Plea bargaining what was said about it. The venereal disease of the criminal justice system. The grease that keeps the justice system running. No place in a decent criminal justice system. We"re treating people as half guilty and giving them half the sentence they would. Inevitable in any system of justice receive if they were really guilty. Facts and figures around it: not sure what"s happening. 20% of guilty pleas are result of plea bargains. 3 types: express-they talk and reach agreement, tacit-sentencing and why you were sentenced (not on essay but on m/c). Bargain granted only if accused agrees to plead guilty in exchange. Benefits given in exchange for a guilty plea: deal can be made anytime. Reduction in charge (from first-degree murder to second-degree, etc. ) Withdrawal of charges/promise not to proceed on other possible charges. Recommendation as to the severity of sentence.
