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Reported Experiences With Plea Bargaining: A Theoretical Analysis Of The Legal Standard, Krystia Reed, Allison Franz, Vincent Calderon, Alisha Meschkow, Valerie F. Reyna May 2022

Reported Experiences With Plea Bargaining: A Theoretical Analysis Of The Legal Standard, Krystia Reed, Allison Franz, Vincent Calderon, Alisha Meschkow, Valerie F. Reyna

West Virginia Law Review

Although the majority of criminal cases in the United States are settled with plea bargains, very little empirical evidence exists to explain how defendants make life-altering plea bargain decisions. This Article first discusses the psychologicalfactors involved in plea bargaining decisions. Next, this Article empirically examines the factors involved in plea decisions of real-life defendants within the legal and psychological contexts. Finally, this Article highlights the psychological issues that need to be further examined in pleabargaining literature.


Psychological Impact Of Scrutiny On Contingent Fee Attorney Effort, Robert E. Thomas Dec 1998

Psychological Impact Of Scrutiny On Contingent Fee Attorney Effort, Robert E. Thomas

West Virginia Law Review

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Mental Health Experts On Trial: Free Will And Determinism In The Courtroom, Ronald J. Rychlak, Joseph F. Rychlak Sep 1997

Mental Health Experts On Trial: Free Will And Determinism In The Courtroom, Ronald J. Rychlak, Joseph F. Rychlak

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bitter Battles: The Use Of Psychological Evaluations In Child Custody Disputes In West Virginia, Alison Richey Mcburney Apr 1995

Bitter Battles: The Use Of Psychological Evaluations In Child Custody Disputes In West Virginia, Alison Richey Mcburney

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Modest Proposal: A Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege For West Virginia, Franklin D. Cleckley Sep 1990

A Modest Proposal: A Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege For West Virginia, Franklin D. Cleckley

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


All My Friends Are Becoming Strangers: The Psychological Perspective In Legal Education, James R. Elkins Oct 1981

All My Friends Are Becoming Strangers: The Psychological Perspective In Legal Education, James R. Elkins

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Psychology, Mental Illness, And The Law--A Postscript On Epilepsy, Lee Silverstein Apr 1959

Psychology, Mental Illness, And The Law--A Postscript On Epilepsy, Lee Silverstein

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Abstracts Of Recent Cases, T. E. P. Dec 1957

Abstracts Of Recent Cases, T. E. P.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Psychology, Mental Illness, And The Law, Lee Silverstein Dec 1957

Psychology, Mental Illness, And The Law, Lee Silverstein

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.