Gauging the strength of evidence prior to plea bargaining: The interpretive procedures of court-appointed defense attorneys

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 927-955

  Emmelman, Debra S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031374116     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.1997.tb01093.x     Document Type: Article

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