A01=Milton Heumann
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Author_Milton Heumann
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charges
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Product details
- ISBN 9780226331881
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 15 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 15 Aug 1981
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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"That relatively few criminal cases in this country are resolved by full Perry Mason-style strials is fairly common knowledge. Most cases are settled by a guilty plea after some form of negotiation over the charge or sentence. But why? The standard explanation is case pressure: the enormous volume of criminal cases, to be processed with limited staff, time and resources. . . . But a large body of new empirical research now demands that we re-examine plea negotiation. Milton Heumann's book, Plea Bargaining, strongly and explicitly attacks the case-pressure argument and suggests an alternative explanation for plea bargaining based on the adaptation of attorneys and judges to the local criminal court. The book is a significant and welcome addition to the literature. Heumann's investigation of case pressure and plea negotiation demonstrates solid research and careful analysis."—Michigan Law Review
