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Due Process Denied: Judicial Coercion In The Plea Bargaining Process, Richard Klein
Due Process Denied: Judicial Coercion In The Plea Bargaining Process, Richard Klein
Hofstra Law Review
Over the years, a pattern has emerged where judges routinely engage in practices that violate the constitutional rights of the defendants who come before them, and which run counter to the ethical conduct that we have a right to expect and demand from those empowered to engage in critical decisions concerning the liberty of our citizens. The Supreme Court, when it held that plea bargaining between a prosecutor and defense counsel did not violate the defendant's constitutional rights, offered a caveat: "Of course, the agents of the State may not produce a plea by actual or threatened physical harm or …
Defense-Oriented Judges, Abbe Smith