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Berthoff v. U.S., No. Civ. No. 97-10883-WGY (D.Mass.) (140 F.Supp.2d 50) (April 9, 2001) (Judge William G. Young)

Loaded on April 1, 2001 published in Punch and Jurists April 16, 2001
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Plea Bargaining.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - Some of the evils of “fact bargaining.”

“Plea bargaining gets away from the facts. First, as is widely recognized, justice is not done when premeditated murder, for example, is reduced to a lesser charge. But, more fundamentally and perhaps less obvious, plea bargains corrupt …

 

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  1. Berthoff v. U.S., No. Civ. No. 97-10883-WGY (D.Mass.) (140 F.Supp.2d 50) (April 9, 2001) (Judge William G. Young)
  2. U.S. v. Julian, No. 00-5103 (10th Cir.) (242 F.3d 1245) (March 20, 2001) (Judge Michael R. Murphy)
  3. U.S. v. Jimenez-Nava, No. 99-11300 (5th Cir.) (243 F.3d 192) (February 26, 2001) (Judge Edith H. Jones)
  4. Earls by Earls v. Bd. of Education, No. 00-6126 (10th Cir.) (242 F.3d 1264) (March 21, 2001) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson)
  5. Sorchini v. City of Covina, No. 99-56257 (9th Cir.) (250 F.3d 706) (May 4, 2001) (Per Curiam)
  6. U.S. v. Robinson, No. 99-4071 (7th Cir.) (250 F.3d 527) (May 3, 2001) (Judge Terrence T. Evans)
  7. U.S. v. Peterson, No. 00-1373 (2nd Cir.) (248 F.3d 79) (April 30, 2001) (Per Curiam)
  8. U.S. v. Latney, No. Cr. No. 95-45-01(TFH) (D.D.C.) (131 F.Supp.2d 31) (February 2, 2001) (Judge Thomas F. Hogan)
  9. U.S. v. Fraser, No. 00-2429SI (8th Cir.) (243 F.3d 473) (March 16, 2001) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)
  10. U.S. v. Sanchez, No. 00-13347 (11th Cir.) (242 F.3d 1294) (February 26, 2001) (Per Curiam)
  11. Berthoff v. U.S., No. Civ. No. 97-10883-WGY (D.Mass.) (140 F.Supp.2d 50) (April 9, 2001) (Judge William G. Young)
  12. Berthoff v. U.S., No. Civ. No. 97-10883-WGY (D.Mass.) (140 F.Supp.2d 50) (April 9, 2001) (Judge William G. Young)

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