NCJ Number
30300
Journal
Chicago-Kent Law Review Volume: 46 Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING-SUMMER 1969) Pages: 116-122
Date Published
1969
Length
7 pages
Annotation
ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEMS AND ADVANTAGES OF PLEA BARGAINING, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PROBLEMS RELATED TO WHETHER A GUILTY PLEA IS ENTERED VOLUNTARILY AND WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSEQUENCES.
Abstract
RELATED ISSUES DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE QUESTION OF COERCION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INFLUENCE EXERTED BY THE DEFENSE COUNSEL IN COMMUNICATING THE PLEA NEGOTIATION OFFER FROM THE PROSECUTOR TO THE DEFENDANT. THE ADVANTAGES OF PLEA NEGOTIATION CITED INCLUDE EFFICIENT DISPOSITION OF PENDING TRIALS, THE AVOIDANCE OF PUBLIC TRIAL PUBLICITY IN CERTAIN SENSITIVE CASES, ITS AID TO PROSECUTORS IN BARGAINING FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE CONVICTION OF OTHERS, AND THE THEORETICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT OF ANY ADMISSION OF GUILT AS A STEP TOWARD REHABILITATION.