Plea Bargaining Video Analysis

Good, Bad and Ugly of Plea Bargaining More than 90 percent of criminal convictions come from negotiated pleas, also known as, plea bargaining. Plea bargains are used every day at both the federal and state court level. They certainly have their “proponents” as well as their “opponents”. A plea bargain basically is any agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor. That agreement is usually in the form of a defendant pleading guilty to a “lesser” crime with a reduced sentence in return for the prosecuting authority not having to expend the time, energy, expense and manpower in seeking a conviction in a trial of a more serious charge. An evaluation of the evidence against the defendant is usually a significant factor by the prosecutor in determining whether or not a plea bargain should be offered. If the prosecutor’s case is strong, the chances of a plea bargain being offered to the defendant are lessened. While at the same time, if the prosecutor feels that his evidence is on the weaker side, the probability of a plea bargain being offered is enhanced.

2. Do you think plea bargaining undermines our criminal justice system? How? Explain yourself? a. In some cases, plea bargaining does not undermine our criminal justice system because the defendant should be allowed to weigh their options; especially because this plea will affect their lives. Pleading guilty to a lesser charge can benefit the defendant in multiple ways; such as, it can save them paying extensive lawyer bills or maybe they don’t wish to spend their whole life in jail. However, if the prosecutor or even the judge bullied and threatens the defendant into accepting the plea bargain; that action is undermining our criminal justice system. Our criminal justice system states that everyone is innocent until proven guilty and it is the responsibility of the state to prove one’s guilt. Yet in the case of Charles Gampero, Erma Faye Stewart, or anyone else mentioned in the documentary; either their lawyers or appointed judge were not even concern with the defendant’s innocence or guilt. Plea bargains should not be forced onto a defendant but given as an option, there is no need for threats or bullying; that action is what undermines our criminal justice system. This action—and also a statement made during the documentary—everyone who shows up in court is considered guilty

Abstract Plea bargaining has been around since the early 1800’s and is a process where the attorney for the defendant negotiates a plea with the prosecuting attorney. This process which was simple in the beginning has changed dramatically over the years. Prosecutors have made it seem they have evidence for serious crimes and get people to plead guilty to a lesser offense. Many people will accept a plea bargain out of fear of what will happen at trial. Everyday people who otherwise would have been acquitted due to lack of evidence or they are really innocent will plead guilty to a lesser charge. It wasn’t until 1970 with the United States Supreme Court case of Brady v. United States that the constitutionality of plea bargaining was established. Plea bargaining should be regulated so as not to harm the legal system any more than it has. Plea bargaining takes away a person’s right to be tried by a jury of their peers.

My favorite article from section III is article 11 Adapting to Plea Bargaining: Prosecutors by Milton Heumann. The reason I like this article the best is because it talks about and shows the perspectives of new prosecutors about plea agreements. That the aspect of plea bargaining are quite similar to that of new prosecutors and defense attorneys. I like how the author included illustrations of questions from an older prosecutor to the answers to a newly appointed prosecutor. I believe what Heumann tried to make valid in this article is that new prosecutors take into account that plea bargaining is a worthwhile service. I think the author did a lot of assuming in this article rather that teaching the material to his readers. Advantages to

Roughly 90% of all criminal cases in the United States are resolved with a plea deal. This statistic is shocking upon first glance. The sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, yet 90% of cases never make it that far. In fact, some never make it to the Grand Jury at all. Over countless decades of practice, the notion of plea bargaining has become prevalent to the point of normality. However, when taking into account the idea that those 90% of criminals will never stand trial, nor even see a jury, it is astonishing. From the moment the supreme court recognised plea bargaining as a legitimate practice to today, debates have raged over its effectiveness, morality, and constitutionality. Despite the heated controversy,

When we think of the concept of plea bargaining many negatively criticize it claiming that it aids away from serving justice that the criminal and legal system strives to aim for. Douglas Maynard writes about how an individual, Bradley Manning, requested a personal plea to president Obama due to the unexpected length of his sentence. Douglas Maynard in “Defendant Attributes in Plea Bargaining” discusses how concern should be given to how person-descriptions are used by changed parties in the negotiation of diverse cases such as Manning (Course Notes, Part 8). Seven areas are described ranging from beginning with negotiations to the structure of common sense knowledge. Two areas in particular stand out to me that are applicable to Manning’s

Plea Bargaining Plea bargaining has become the way the American justice system operates. Prior to plea bargaining jury courts were mostly run by the judge and the prosecutor. In this particular setting the defendant defended himself and spoke directly to the jurors. The prosecuting attorney, if there was one needed, presented the case and the judge ensured procedural protocols were followed (Siegel, Schmalleger, & Worrall, 2015, p. 310). Plea bargaining is known as far back as the nineteenth century, of course not as depth as today’s plea bargaining.

Khin Pont Pont Kyaw Professor Shay Clamme Criminal Justice 302 11 July, 2015 Plea Bargain: A Necessary Evil or A Violation of Rights Plea bargaining is an obstruction of justice and truth in stories presented by Frontline. The relevant actors of the courthouse including the judges, the prosecutor, and the defense attorneys use plea bargaining

The criminal justice system relies heavily on the plea bargain. In order for the system to work the majority of defendant's must admit guilt and agree to a plea bargain for a lesser crime or sentence. (Pollack, 2015). It helps both the prosecutor and the client to accept a plea bargain deal. While many agree of the pros in plea bargaining such as reducing which cases go to trial and high conviction rates. It is also the least costly trial method. In the US felonies are much more likely to take a plea bargain than to not. While plea bargaining causes more innocent people to plead guilty it also gives defense attorney's heavier caseloads, limited resources, and leads to over criminalization. The advantages of having a plea jury would be to give

Plea Bargaining 1. The history of plea bargaining and when it was first used The history of plea bargaining is relatively short. Criminal law was then under the Cesare Beccaria, whose primary goal of punishment was deterrence (Allen, 2014). Punishment needed to be proportionate to the crime committed and procedures of criminal convictions

I think the group presentations were good. The students that where in a group with me seemed to worked very hard on the presentation and gathering information on Al Capone. Pretty much everyone in the group was really active on coming up with ideas on the presentation and figuring out ways to make the presentation more exciting one of the member of the group decided to put pictures in our presentation to make it more lively and not boring with just words and facts of author’s they have written on Al Capone. we also consider a more graphical documentary video on Al Capone to open up the class to be interested on our topic but i really think Al Capone group could improve on a couple of things too. for example one of the my team mates gave me

Mark Malloy is ending his long career at his firm when all the sudden something big comes up. An employee in his law firm is missing with 5.6 million dollars in a private account the firm has. In Pleading Guilty, Mark is allocated a case to find the person and the money. It will be hard to find Bert, the person who disappeared because he is capricious, which will make him hard to find. While reading the novel I found three key conflicts in the novel, which were Mark’s alcohol problem, to find Bert and the money quickly, and what happens when he finds Bert and the money.

To conclude, Plea bargaining speeds up caseload disposal, this concept is more of a mechanism of convenience than an issue of legality, morality and constitutionality. By putting the concept of plea bargaining under judicial limelight there is a possibility of fair dealings in these bargaining’s. In todays time plea bargaining is a necessary component of the adversarial system. The successful implementation of this process depends on the corporation of all who are involved and concerned. In our countries courts are places of dignity and if we practice such a procedure it will make the courts look like markets, therefor it is necessary to strike a balance between justice, equity and efficiency and speed. It cannot solve all the problems, it

You know how sometimes you’re waiting in line, and the person a few spots ahead of you is in an argument with the cashier? It sucks. That one person is holding up the entire line just because they are incapable of coming to an agreement with the cashier. And now,

Statistics and Juries (APA) Statistics and Juries (Order A2091368) In the video "How Statistics Fool Juries," Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly attempts to demonstrate through a number of examples how statistics, when viewed in a common manner, can be misunderstood and how this can have legal repercussions. Through a number of thought experiments, Donnelly provides the audience with examples of how seemingly simple statistics can be misinterpreted and how many more variables must be taken into account when calculating chance. Primarily he exposes the audience to the concept of relative difference, or the difference in likelihood between two possibilities in the same scenario. He then goes on to explain that without an understanding of this concept, many juries misunderstand statistics used in trials and very often convict people based on this faulty understanding.