https://youtu.be/NdorxRHte0Q Northeastern University Professor Daniel Medwed’s book Barred comes out on S ...
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 166: Why Innocent People Can’t Get Out of Prison
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 166: Why Innocent People Can’t Get Out of Prison
https://youtu.be/NdorxRHte0Q Northeastern University Professor Daniel Medwed’s book Barred comes out on September 20. The book focuses on the wrongly-convicted people who are unable to overcome the c ...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The System in the US Really Doesn’t Work
Monday Morning Thoughts: The System in the US Really Doesn’t Work
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editors I have heard over the years the assertion that while acknowledgin ...
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editors I have heard over the years the assertion that while acknowledging the flaws in the US “justice” system, the commentator inevitably proclaims, ‘it’s the best in ...
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Plea Bargains Keep Court Systems Afloat – 97% of CA Cases Never Go to Trial
Plea Bargains Keep Court Systems Afloat – 97% of CA Cases Never Go to Trial
By Julian Verdon FRESNO - Fresno County Superior Court has proven it is no different from other state cou ...
By Julian Verdon FRESNO - Fresno County Superior Court has proven it is no different from other state courts when handing out plea bargains in large quantities—about 97 percent of criminal cases in Ca ...
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The Right to Plead No Contest in a Criminal Case
The Right to Plead No Contest in a Criminal Case
By Jeff Adachi & Yali Corea-Levy California law provides for three common pleas in a criminal case: n ...
By Jeff Adachi & Yali Corea-Levy California law provides for three common pleas in a criminal case: not guilty, guilty and no contest. In the San Francisco courts, however, an accused is not given ...