Bar-Gill, Oren; Gazal Ayal, Oren - In: Journal of Law and Economics 49 (2006) 1, pp. 353-64
A major concern with plea bargains is that innocent defendants might plead guilty. The law can address this concern. By restricting the permissible sentence reduction in a plea bargain, the law can preclude plea bargains in cases with a low probability of conviction (L cases). This will force...