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Why Plea Bargains Are Not Confessions, Brandon L. Garrett
Why Plea Bargains Are Not Confessions, Brandon L. Garrett
William & Mary Law Review
Is a plea bargain a type of confession? Plea bargaining is often justified as, at its core, a process involving in-court confession. The U.S. Supreme Courts early decisions approved plea bargains as something more than a confession which admits that the accused did various acts. I argue in this Article that plea bargains are not confessionsthey do not even typically involve detailed admissions of guilt. The defendant generally admits to acts satisfying elements of the crimea legally sufficient admission to be sure, but often not under oath, and often not supported by any extensive factual record. Because plea bargains typically …
"So I Says To "The Guy,' I Says...": The Constitutionality Of Neutral Pronoun Redaction In Multidefendant Criminal Trials, Bryan M. Shay
"So I Says To "The Guy,' I Says...": The Constitutionality Of Neutral Pronoun Redaction In Multidefendant Criminal Trials, Bryan M. Shay
William & Mary Law Review
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To Serve And Yet To Be Protected: The Unconstitutional Use Of Coerced Statements In Subsequent Criminal Proceedings Against Law Enforcement Officers, Andrew M. Herzig
To Serve And Yet To Be Protected: The Unconstitutional Use Of Coerced Statements In Subsequent Criminal Proceedings Against Law Enforcement Officers, Andrew M. Herzig
William & Mary Law Review
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Procedure: Failure To Exhaust Appellate Remedies As A Bar To Relief, John E. Donaldson
Procedure: Failure To Exhaust Appellate Remedies As A Bar To Relief, John E. Donaldson
William & Mary Law Review
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