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A plea for the nationalization of banks
Abstract not available.
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A plea for fuller ritual in the M. E. Church
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University
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Bargaining for justice: plea bargaining as reform in the criminal courts,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1974. Ph.D.
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An examination of legal representation on plea bargained sentencing outcomes for criminal defendants
… the impact of defense attorney type on the plea negotiation process, as evidenced by negotiated sentencing outcomes, within Kansas state district courts. Specifically, utilizing sentencing data from the Kansas Sentencing Commission spanning fiscal years 2015 to 2019, this study applied …
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Issues and Controversies Surrounding the Use of Plea Bargaining in International Criminal Tribunals
… and controversies that surround the use of plea bargaining in international criminal tribunals. Existing approaches to this subject have a tendency to be overly abstract, resulting in often ideologically deterministic justifications or critiques of plea bargaining in an international …
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Examining the role of race in plea decision-making for defense attorneys and laypeople
Guilty pleas and trials both result in convictions, however, the plea process is significantly shorter, and most convictions are secured through guilty pleas. Defendants typically only see their defense attorney during this process, so the advice that they give carries weight. Because defendants …
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A scholarly edition of Mary A. Shadd's A plea for emigration, or, Notes of Canada West
… of Mary A. Shadd's long-forgotten 1852 book A Plea for Emigration; Or, Notes of Canada West. Shadd was an abolitionist, teacher, editor, army recruitment officer, lawyer, advocate for women's rights as well as an immigrant to Canada from the United States who lived here between 1851 and 1864. …
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Structural and Cultural Sources of Variation in Guilty Plea Rates: A Study of Illinois Circuit Courts
Guilty pleas account for 90% of all felony case convictions in the United States. Guilty pleas result from one of two decision-making procedures. First, defendants may decide to plead guilty outright. Such "explicit" pleas account for the vast majority of these submissions. Second, they may result …
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A plea for time : northern aboriginal peoples advocate for the right to communicate on the information highway
This thesis examines events and policy documents between 1993 and 1998 which are pertinent to the development of the information highway in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The focal event discussed is Connecting the North, an interactive broadcast symposium held in 1994, as it represents a …
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The US Chapter 9 procedure: a plea for a useful model for solving excessive indebtedness of municipalities
This work is dedicated in the first instance to the necessity of insolvency proceedings for municipalities as territorial entities. Therefore, the current debate on insolvency proceedings for states is presented briefly in an introductory overview to introduce the debate that insolvency proceedings …
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The Psychological Allure of Alford: Why Innocents Plead Guilty
<p>The Alford plea allows defendants to maintain their innocence while accepting a plea. Although this plea is more prevalent than jury trials, it is largely unknown to both lay people and researchers (Redlich & Özdoğru, 2009). Legal scholars have argued that the Alford plea may present an undue …
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'A plea for Missouri' : the American Home Missionary Society and the Civil War-era struggle for Missouri and the West
Changes in Calvinist theology led its principal American denominations, the Congregationalists and Presbyterians, in the early nineteenth century to create voluntary societies in order to conduct mission work. Founded in 1826, the American Home Missionary Society (AHMS) was America’s principal …
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The Effect of Plea Bargaining Vs. Trial Conviction on the Sentencing of Offenders Charged with a Drug Offense in Cook County, Illinois
… receive a heftier prison sentence than those who plea bargain. Plea bargaining reduces strain on the courts, expedites adjudication and may indicate the defendant's propensity for rehabilitation as they accept responsibility for their actions. Some ask why two people charged with the same crime …
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Is the Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full? An Exploratory Study of Defence Lawyers’ Constructions of Plea Negotiations and Accused Persons’ Rights within the Ontario Criminal Justice System
Plea bargaining is a pervasive practice in North American legal systems, as well as internationally. In Canada, the majority of criminal cases are disposed of by plea negotiations. Although plea negotiations are a staple within the Canadian criminal justice system, the practice has been continually …
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Empirical Studies Of The Effects Of Legal Reforms On The Criminal Justice System In China
… the influence of China’s speedy trial and plea bargaining pilot program on the criminal justice system from a program evaluation perspective. Using a difference-in-differences design, the results suggest that these programs help to shorten the criminal disposition time in the pilot city. …
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Variation Simulation of Fixtured Assembly Processes for Compliant Structures Using Piecewise-Linear Analysis
… called Piecewise-Linear Elastic Analysis, or PLEA, is developed for predicting the residual stress, deformation and springback variation in compliant assemblies. A comprehensive, step-by-step analysis map is provided. PLEA is validated on a simple, laboratory assembly and a more complex, …
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