plea-bargaining

I believe the intent of the law was to criminalize consensual sex and that use as a plea-bargaining offer in non-violent or statutory rape cases is not what was intended by the legislature.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Recent Michigan Prosecutions for “Seducing an Unmarried Woman”  2010

The said request asserts that I fled in order to escape sentencing by the U.S. judicial authorities, but under the plea-bargaining process I had acknowledged the facts and returned to the United States in order to serve my sentence.

Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » Blog Archive » Roman Polanski Issues A Public Statement On His Extradition 2010

In the rare event that stalking allegations are pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service, plea-bargaining is prevalent, often leading to light sentences with prison terms of more than six months a rarity.

Police failing to take stalking complaints seriously, inquiry finds 2012

Surprisingly, the ECHR has disallowed the men's complaint of being subject to unfair trials in the US due to the use of evidence obtained through the use of torture and/or coercive plea-bargaining, saying that "trials in the US courts do not amount to a flagrant denial of justice".

The Dickensian world of extradition 2010

"However, there is no real system for plea-bargaining in China."

Four Admit Guilt as Rio Tinto Trial Opens James T. Areddy 2010

What was the point in plea-bargaining when part of the point was seeing himself on trial?

The Body Ricardo 2010

The combination of vague federal criminal statutes and a plea-bargaining system geared to coerce guilty pleas because of unreliable testimony will not easily nor quickly disappear.

Trust Me: Justice Is My Last Name 2010

I believe the intent of the law was to criminalize consensual sex and that use as a plea-bargaining offer in non-violent or statutory rape cases is not what was intended by the legislature.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Recent Michigan Prosecutions for “Seducing an Unmarried Woman”  2010

Maurice Levy, on the other hand, is the super-slick lawyer representing the Barksdale Organisation, whose ability to get people off the hook and plea-bargaining skills are legendary.

Archive 2009-03-01 Adam Whitehead 2009

Maurice Levy, on the other hand, is the super-slick lawyer representing the Barksdale Organisation, whose ability to get people off the hook and plea-bargaining skills are legendary.

The Wire on the BBC: An Introduction Adam Whitehead 2009