Short Circuit 282 | Sexy Cops and Decades of Deference
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The Application of Career Offender Enhancement in Plea Bargains
This chapter discusses the use of career offender enhancement in plea bargains, where defendants are threatened with longer sentences to accept plea agreements for lesser offenses. It explores the concept of Seminole rock deference and how courts have applied deference to extend sentences without considering the ambiguity of the guidelines. The chapter also highlights the historical tendency of courts to defer to the government and rule in their favor.
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