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Whom To Blame? A Lack Of Defendants And Personal Responsibility, Aaron L. Pawlitz
Whom To Blame? A Lack Of Defendants And Personal Responsibility, Aaron L. Pawlitz
Saint Louis University Law Journal
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Lex Americana: Constitutional Due Process And The Nuremberg Defendants, Jonathan A. Bush
Lex Americana: Constitutional Due Process And The Nuremberg Defendants, Jonathan A. Bush
Saint Louis University Law Journal
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Fatal Attraction? The Uneasy Courtship Of Brady And Plea Bargaining, John G. Douglass
Fatal Attraction? The Uneasy Courtship Of Brady And Plea Bargaining, John G. Douglass
Law Faculty Publications
Part I of this Article discusses the natural attraction between Brady-a rule requiring disclosure of evidence favorable to a defendant-and plea bargaining-a practice where such information is at a premium for defendants. Part II describes how an increasing number of courts have adapted Brady to fit in the world of a plea bargain, in the process changing Brady's point of reference from the jury's verdict to the defendant's tactical decision to plead guilty. Part ill argues that this change in focus narrows Brady's substantive coverage and renders the rule practically unenforceable following most guilty pleas. Part IV then assesses the …