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Perspectives On Plea Bargaining, Malcolm M. Feeley
Perspectives On Plea Bargaining, Malcolm M. Feeley
Malcolm Feeley
The context of legal negotiations in which plea bargaining has a place is discussed as well as its causes, consequences, & legitimacy. It is argued that justice can be facilitated through flexibility in charging & pleading, although the advantages & who obtains them in plea bargaining as well as the underlying normative issues still need to be determined by researchers. Plea bargaining reforms are briefly considered, & a general introduction is given to the special issue of Law & Society Review (1979, 13, 2, winter) (abstracts provided elsewhere in this SA issue) based upon the French Lick Conference. M. Migalski.
Plea Bargaining And The Structure Of The Criminal Process, Malcolm M. Feeley
Plea Bargaining And The Structure Of The Criminal Process, Malcolm M. Feeley
Malcolm Feeley
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Pleading Guilty In Lower Courts, Malcolm M. Feeley
Pleading Guilty In Lower Courts, Malcolm M. Feeley
Malcolm Feeley
Examined is the practice of pleading guilty to petty offenses in lower courts & questioned are some of the long-standing assumptions about the dynamics of that process. It is shown that though plea bargaining of the classical type rarely occurs, the term itself & certain aspects of bargaining continue to serve important symbolic functions. Modified Author Summary.