Lucian Dervan: Why do Innocent People Plead Guilty, and What Does it Mean for Our Plea Bargaining System

Today, Hunter is joined Lucian Dervan, Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies at Belmont College and Founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute. For more than a decade, Lucian has been at the forefront of uncovering the troubling issues with America’s plea deal driven criminal legal system. Lucian founded the Plea Bargaining Institute in order to bring together the latest and greatest research and caselaw on plea bargaining to help people challenge our plea bargaining system.  

 

Guests:

Lucian Dervan, Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies, Belmont College of Law, Founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute

 

 

Resources:

Plea Bargaining Institute

https://pleabargaininginstitute.com/

Brady v US

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/397/742/

Lucian’s Faculty Page

https://www.belmont.edu/profiles/lucian-dervan/

14 Principles of Plea Bargaining

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/criminal_justice/publications/criminal-justice-magazine/2024/winter/fourteen-principles-path-forward-plea-bargaining-reform/

Plea Bargaining Study

https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=jclc

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