Direct Answer The American criminal justice system resolves nearly 98% of its cases without a trial. It…
A plea bargain is a risk calculation made under structural pressure. It is not a declaration of…
Every day across the United States, people accused of crimes face an impossible gamble: plead guilty (even…
The Sixth Amendment promises every American the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury. It’s a…
The jury trial has been replaced, almost exclusively, by a system of secret plea-bargaining negotiations behind closed…
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