Plea bargains are how criminal cases are resolved today. Jed Rakoff wrote an article a few years ago on why innocent people plead guilty. Some statistics indicate that in 2013 97 % of all federal criminal cases were settled by a plea bargain agreement, In his article Mr. Rakoff discusses the evolution of the plea
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Plea Bargain Cases
By Rob McKinney on
Posted in Evidence and Procedure
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Cooper and Frye. The links will take you to a transcript of the oral argument. The pivotal issue is the performance of the lawyers during the plea bargaining process.. In the Frye case , Mr. Frye’s lawyer did not advise him of a plea bargain…