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Full-Text Articles in Legal Profession
The American Prosecutor - Power, Discretion, And Misconduct, Angela J. Davis
The American Prosecutor - Power, Discretion, And Misconduct, Angela J. Davis
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
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The Giuliani Years: Corporation Counsel 1994–1997, Paul A. Crotty
The Giuliani Years: Corporation Counsel 1994–1997, Paul A. Crotty
NYLS Law Review
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The New York City Corporation Counsel: The Best Legal Job In America, Michael A. Cardozo
The New York City Corporation Counsel: The Best Legal Job In America, Michael A. Cardozo
NYLS Law Review
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Institutional Reform Litigation, Leonard Koerner
Institutional Reform Litigation, Leonard Koerner
NYLS Law Review
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Fixed Justice: Reforming Plea-Bargaining With Plea-Based Ceilings, Russell D. Covey
Fixed Justice: Reforming Plea-Bargaining With Plea-Based Ceilings, Russell D. Covey
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The ubiquity of plea bargaining creates real concern that innocent defendants are occasionally, or perhaps even routinely, pleading guilty to avoid coercive trial sentences. Pleading guilty is a rational choice for defendants as long as prosecutors offer plea discounts so substantial that trial is not a rational strategy regardless of guilt or innocence. The long-recognized solution to this problem is to enforce limits on the size of the plea/trial sentencing differential. As a practical matter, however, discount limits are unenforceable if prosecutors retain ultimate discretion over charge selection and declination. Because the doctrine of prosecutorial charging discretion is immune to …