"Jamie Fellner ... researched and wrote this report"--Page 122. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Plea bargains and punishment : legal standards -- Federal sentencing : mandatory sentences and sentencing guidelines -- Upping the ante : mandatory penalties for prior convictions and gun possession -- Limited ways to avoid mandatory sentences -- The plea process -- Doing justice -- Measuring the trial penalty -- Plea bargains and punishment : legal standards -- Conclusion.
Summary:
Recommendations -- Methodology -- I. Federal drug sentencing and swollen federal prison populations --II. Federal sentencing: mandatory sentences and sentencing guidelines -- III. Upping the ante: mandatory penalties for prior convictions and gun possession -- IV. Limited ways to avoid mandatory sentences -- V. The plea process --VI. Doing justice -- VII. Measuring the trial penalty -- VIII. Plea bargains and punishment: legal standards -- IX. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Data by federal district, FY 2012.
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