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Justia Legal Resources: Criminal Law Center

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For example, the prosecutor might drop another charge, reduce the level of a charge, or recommend a lower sentence. Sometimes the prosecutor might agree to refrain from pursuing a sentencing enhancement that the facts of the case might support. What Does a Plea Bargain Look Like? What Is the Statute of Limitations in a Criminal Case?

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Justia Legal Resources: Traffic Tickets Legal Center

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Rather than going to trial, a driver and a prosecutor in a contested traffic case might reach a compromise. If a driver faces multiple charges, they might arrange with the prosecutor to plead guilty to one charge in exchange for getting the others dismissed.

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Pitching the Difficult Case: Working With Prosecutors

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Lawson approaches the topic from his perspective as a former federal prosecutor and counsel to federal criminal investigators, but most of the ideas apply just as well to state and local law enforcement agencies.

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‘Proven Innocent’ & Our Co-Productions with FOX TV

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Rather than simply promote ‘ Proven Innocent ’, FOX endeavored to create meaningful content that listeners would both enjoy and learn from. Together they discuss stats about wrongful convictions, why people get wrongfully accused, how exonerees often do most of their legal work, and the difficulties re-entering society.

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Panel Says NY Prosecutor, Attorney Declined to Cooperate With Judicial Misconduct Probe–Law.com

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Brian Lee Litigation Reporter A judge has compelled an acting prosecutor in south-central New York and another attorney to cooperate with an investigation of a complaint of misconduct against a former judge, after the two lawyers had refused to obey a subpoena, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said in a statement Tuesday.

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Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Progressive Judiciary, Google Bottleneck Monopoly, Loper Bright, Testing MPRE Comments, Part-Time Rural Prosecutors, and State Legislative Vetoes

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Desai , University of Wisconsin Law School No Comment: The MPRE Should Not Test Knowledge of the Comments of the Model Rules by Margaret Raymond , University of Wisconsin Law School The Other Half: Challenges of the Part-Time Rural Prosecutor by Margaret Raymond , University of Wisconsin Law School State Legislative Vetoes and State Constitutionalism (..)

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How to Afford Law School: Scholarships, Loans, Grants, and More

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Some may be awarded internally through law student organizations, but many exist externally.

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