Oral argument: Feb. 22, 2011
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Nov. 20, 2009)
FAIR SENTENCING ACT, SENTENCING GUIDELINES, PLEA AGREEMENTS, RETROACTIVITYIn 2005,...
PLEA AGREEMENTS
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Overview
Many successful criminal prosecutions in the United States end not with jury trials, but with plea bargains. Plea bargains are agreements between defendants and prosecutors in which defendants agree to plead guilty to some or all of the...