SUMMARY
Discusses the statutes covering plea negotiations and plea agreements, the practicalities of plea negotiation, court involvement, common problems, and ethical considerations. PDF Download with 1 MS Word form - After purchase go to My Content to retrieve your digital file(s).
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Chapter 18
PLEA DISCUSSIONS AND AGREEMENTS
Jordon Huppert
§ 18.1 INTRODUCTION
§ 18.2 THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK
§ 18.2-1 Kinds of Plea Agreements; Stipulations
§ 18.2-2 Lawyer Must Provide Appropriate Investigation
§ 18.2-3 The Preliminary Hearing as a Negotiation Tool
§ 18.2-4 The Trial Court’s Role in Pleas, Agreements, and Negotiations
§ 18.2-5 Withdrawing a Plea
§ 18.2-6 Admissibility of Plea Discussions at Subsequent Court Proceedings
§ 18.2-7 Appellate Review of Plea Negotiations
§ 18.2-8 Notice Defenses as a Negotiation Tool
§ 18.3 PRACTICAL POINTS
§ 18.3-1 Planning the Negotiation; Setting Objectives
§ 18.3-2 Commencing Discussions
§ 18.3-3 Subjects of Negotiation
§ 18.3-4 Involvement of the Court
§ 18.3-5 Good-Faith Bargaining and Living up to the Deal
§ 18.3-6 Other Considerations
§ 18.4 COMMON PROBLEMS
§ 18.4-1 Dealing with the Prosecutor
§ 18.4-2 Breach of Plea Agreement
§ 18.4-3 Predicting Trial Outcome
§ 18.4-4 Pressuring or Leading the Defendant
§ 18.4-5 Plea Negotiations and Attorney Fees
§ 18.4-6 Immigration Consequences in Plea Negotiations
§ 18.5 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
§ 18.5-1 Representing Multiple or Related Defendants
§ 18.5-2 Abetting a Criminal Act; Representing a Fugitive Defendant
§ 18.5-3 What to Say to Family Members
§ 18.6 BIBLIOGRAPHY
Form 18-1 Petition to Enter Plea of Guilty or No Contest