Plea Bargaining The Silent Trade In Justice
A column explains plea bargaining where 90 percent of convictions arise from guilty pleas rather than trials. It notes judges and lawyers defend the practice to reduce court load while critics warn of coercion, reduced deterrence, and mistaken concessions.
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Washington
Lens
America
Fendant
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Attica
Manhattan
Richard Kuh
Kuh
Making do without conscription quotas and crime rise
After the first year without conscription the armed services show mixed results with recruiting above targets in May for most services except the Marine Corps. The article notes higher crime in the services, particularly among Marines, and discusses the impact of voluntary enlistment, race dynamics, and disciplinary challenges across Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
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Washington
Lens
Armed Services
Marine Corps
Army
Howard Callaway
Vietnam
Congress
Oceanside
Calif
Camp Pendleton Marine Base
Corps
Navy
Midway
Yokosuka
Japan
United States Navy
Six Arrested in Major Midwest Cocaine Bust
Six people were arrested in a case Duluth Duluth Superior narcotics agents call one of the largest Midwest drug busts. Six kilograms of cocaine valued at over 3 million dollars were seized after a six month joint operation. Among those arrested is Wayne Sharp of Minneapolis, held on 25 000 bail. Arrests also occurred in Bogota Colombia and San Diego California. The ring is charged with conspiracy and possession and sale of narcotics.
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Duluth, Minn
Minneapolis
Duluth-Superior
Midwest
Ronald Swanson
FBI
Drug Enforcement Administration
Duluth
Duluth and Superior
Federal
Inter
Wayne Sharp
Bogota
Columbia
San Diego
Calif
Swanson
Sharp
U.S. District Court
Superior
South America
Columbian National
Jean -Paolo Zuluaga Garces
Guillermo Hincapie Linares
Hernando Garces Restrepo
Terry Kemp
Alpine
Bonnie J. Feenstra
United States
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NEA
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New York State Special Commission On
New York
Northfield, Minn
Carl H. May
Lutheran World Federation
American Lutheran Church
Northfield
Mau
Andre Appel
France
May
Federation
Seattle, Wash
Washington State University
Lutheran Seminary
Philadelphia
Christian Service Agency
South Africa
St. Olaf College
Air Force
Edward Hebert
Sam Nunn
Mediterranean
Crete
Anatolia
Cyprus
John Ehrlichman
Daniel Eisberg
The
U.S
House of Representatives
Senate
Vereon
Monk Aaron
Aaron
Tennessee
Senate Watergate Committee
George Foreman
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
World Football League
National Football League
E-Ra
Mario Andretti
Union
WEC, Inc
Medion
Wisconsin
This Newspapers
Radio Shack
Quatravox
Isave
Danville
Ballou Park
CENTI
MA Tandy Corporation Company
Riverside Opping Center
South
Boston
Hopps Mill Plaza
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