Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal Byrne Hessick Carissa
Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal Byrne Hessick Carissa From a highly accredited criminal law professor at the University of North Carolina, a provocative and timely…
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Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal Byrne Hessick Carissa
From a highly accredited criminal law professor at the University of North Carolina, a provocative and timely exploration of how plea bargaining prevents true criminal justice reform and how we can fix itWhen Americans think of the criminal justice system, the image that pops into their minds is a trial. It's a fair assumption. They envision a standard courtroom scene with a defendant, attorneys, a judge, and most importantly, a jury.
It's supposed to be an inalienable right that undergirds our entire justice system.But in Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining is a Bad Deal, University of North Carolina law professor Carissa Byrne Hessick illustrates that the popular conception of a jury trial couldn't be further from The right to a trial by jury is enshrined in both the Constitution (Article III, Section 2) and the Bill of Rights (the Sixth Amendment).
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