A Note on Plea Bargaining and Case Pressure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7906985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Milton Heumann (0000-0001-8970-5282, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 515-528 |
| Publication date | 1975-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Society Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3053170 |
| OpenAlex | W2322564253 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 6 |
The demise of the “upper court myth” (see Frank, 1969: 222-24) and the resultant realization of the importance of the “trial” court has spurred research into the dispositional processes of criminal courts. In the forefront of the results yielded by these efforts is a model of case disposition very different from the familiar Perry Mason courtroom interaction, a model predicated on negotiated dispositions rather than adversary combat, in short, a plea bargaining model. Plea bargaining can be defined as the process by which the defendant relinquishes his right to go to trial in exchange for a reduction in charge and/or sentence. The pervasiveness of plea bargaining is suggested by the fact that roughly only 10% of all criminal cases go to trial
Economics · Law and economics · Plea · Political science · Criminal Law and Evidence · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
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Perspectives on Plea Bargaining
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Afterword
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Quantitative output of the criminal justice system
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,76 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2026 (51) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 38 |