While the Supreme Court approved of the use of charging threats nearly thirty years ago in Bordenkircher v. Hayes, a more recent line of cases has subtly undermined key premises of that landmark decision. In order to induce guilty pleas, prosecutors might use any of a number of different ...
The Model Federal Sentencing Guidelines Project: Adjustments for Guilty Pleas and Cooperation with the Government, Model Sentencing Guidelines §§3.7-3.8 This Article is the tenth of twelve parts of a set of Model Federal Sentencing Guidelines designed to illustrate the feasibility and advantages of ...
In and out of the headlines for years, Michael Avenatti earned this spot in our guide for his guilty pleas to one count of obstructing the Internal Revenue Code and four counts of wire fraud. Mr. Avenatti first popped into the national consciousness as the attorney for adult entertainer Stormy...
Plea bargaining, in law, the practice of negotiating an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or to one or more of the offenses charged in exchange for more lenient sentencing, recommend