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The Most Fundamental Change In The Criminal Justice System: The Role Of The Prosecutor In Sentence Reduction, Bennett L. Gershman
The Most Fundamental Change In The Criminal Justice System: The Role Of The Prosecutor In Sentence Reduction, Bennett L. Gershman
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
As every lawyer knows, the prosecutor is the most powerful figure in the American criminal justice system. The prosecutor decides whom to charge, what charges to bring, whether to permit a defendant to plead guilty, and whether to confer immunity. In carrying out this broad decision-making power, the prosecutor enjoys considerable independence. Indeed, one of the most elusive and vexing subjects in criminal justice has been to define the limits of the prosecutor’s discretion.
Relevant Conduct: The Cornerstone Of The Federal Sentencing Guidelines, William W. Wilkins Jr, John R. Steer
Relevant Conduct: The Cornerstone Of The Federal Sentencing Guidelines, William W. Wilkins Jr, John R. Steer
South Carolina Law Review
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Hearing On Determinate And Indeterminate Sentencing, Joint Committee For Revision Of The Penal Code
Hearing On Determinate And Indeterminate Sentencing, Joint Committee For Revision Of The Penal Code
California Joint Committees
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Use Of The "Zola Plea" In New Jersey Capital Prosecutions, J Thomas Sullivan
Use Of The "Zola Plea" In New Jersey Capital Prosecutions, J Thomas Sullivan
Faculty Scholarship
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Note, The Death Penalty In Late Imperial, Modern, And Post-Tiananmen China, Alan W. Lepp
Note, The Death Penalty In Late Imperial, Modern, And Post-Tiananmen China, Alan W. Lepp
Michigan Journal of International Law
This paper seeks to explore the crucial determinants that shape the Chinese legal system's use of the death penalty. Why have the Chinese relied so heavily on execution as a form of sentencing? What factors and conditions account for the major changes in the frequency of China's use of the death penalty? What indigenous traditions are reflected in China's implementation of the death penalty? In order to inquire into the role and function of the legal system in affecting the severity of criminal punishment in China, this study will focus on only those death sentences carried out by the state …
Time Changes: Growing Complexity In Texas Sentencing Law, John M. Schmolesky
Time Changes: Growing Complexity In Texas Sentencing Law, John M. Schmolesky
Faculty Articles
The Seventieth Legislature made criminal sentencing guidelines more onerous, but a number of factors combined to undercut its impact. These changes made the relationships between the legislative, judicial, and administrative components of the criminal justice system become increasingly complex, often resulting in one agency undercutting the decisions of another. Because of the complex web of agencies that have a role in determining the disposition of a convicted defendant, changes in the rules of sentencing must be analyzed at several different levels to determine their true impact.
Despite the apparently more punitive thrust of the new legislation, no clear policy direction …