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    its value in pushing plea bargains and confessions.  I suppose that could also be used in a bad way - to coerce an innocent person who nevertheless sees that the evidence is against him to plead for a lesser sentence.  

    by Montague on Tue Nov 15, 2005 at 09:54:54 AM PDT

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      It's bullshit to think the death penalty streamlines prosecutions.

      It's extortion and immoral.

      A plea bargain is effectively a contract between the state and the accused. Making a plea to avoid death is not different than signing a contract under duress. We all know such a contract is not legal, so why is the plea?

      WaPo Prints My Letter!!!

      by Kudos on Tue Nov 15, 2005 at 10:39:03 AM PDT

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