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Nevilledog

(54,763 posts) Tue Sep 1, 2020, 01:13 PM Sep 2020

ACLU on Breonna Taylor and coercive plea bargains

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ACLU on Breonna Taylor and coercive plea bargains (Original Post) Nevilledog Sep 2020 OP

America's justice system is sham. Dawson Leery Sep 2020 #1

Kick - NBC's reporting this now: Dennis Donovan Sep 2020 #2

Plea bargains are definitely coercive. Nevilledog Sep 2020 #3

Kick ck4829 Sep 2020 #4

Dawson Leery

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1. America's justice system is sham.

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Tue Sep 1, 2020, 01:27 PM

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Dennis Donovan

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2. Kick - NBC's reporting this now:

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Wed Sep 2, 2020, 12:01 PM

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214011911

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Nevilledog

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3. Plea bargains are definitely coercive.

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Wed Sep 2, 2020, 12:05 PM

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I had clients who I truly believed were innocent take pleas (Alford) because they were unwilling to risk draconic sentences. It was a hard pill to swallow, but it wasn't my risk to take.

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ck4829

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4. Kick

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