Federal sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentences: Do defendants bargain in the shadow of the judge?

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-269

  Lacasse, Chantale ^a   Payne, A Abigail ^a  

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EID: 0039520048     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/467425     Document Type: Article

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