‘Planning for Losing’: A Lesson on Justice Reform from Afghanistan
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
This dynamic has led to a disparity or “trial penalty” that is so pronounced that, in addition to expending the processing of the guilty, it effectively coerce s many innocent defendants to plead guilty. Some 15 percent of DNA exonerations, which generally involve charges for the most serious crimes, involve those who pleaded guilty.
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