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The United States Supreme Court has recognized plea bargaining as both an essential and desirable part of the criminal justice system. [25] The benefits of plea-bargaining are said to be obvious: the relief of court congestion, alleviation of the risks and uncertainties of trial, and its information gathering value. [26]
Plea bargaining is a significant part of the criminal justice system in the United States; the vast majority (roughly 90%) [29] of criminal cases in the United States are settled by plea bargain rather than by a jury trial. [30] Plea bargains are subject to the approval of the court, and different states and jurisdictions have different rules.
The Old Indiana County Courthouse is a former courthouse located in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The courthouse was built between 1869 and 1870 and designed by local architect James W. Drum. It was the second courthouse to serve the county, with the first demolished in 1868. The final cost of the project was $150,000. [2]
A draft of the bill should be completed by June 1, according to Flick, in advance of the 2024-25 budget. He noted he already has co-sponsorship commitments from a handful of colleagues. "I expect ...
Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté has been sued by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who claims the sheriff's policy regarding undocumented immigrants violates state law. “After filing a ...
Indiana is a "partially open" primary state, meaning Democratic voters can cross party lines and ask for a Republican ballot, but this can be seen as a form of registering with that party.When ...
Lafler v. Cooper, 566 U.S. 156 (2012), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court clarified the Sixth Amendment standard for reversing convictions due to ineffective assistance of counsel during plea bargaining. The Court ruled that when a lawyer's ineffective assistance leads to the rejection of a plea agreement, a defendant is ...
The 2022 Hoosier Survey by Ball State University’s Bowen Center found that a majority of Hoosiers surveyed (56.7%) believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.