Public Defenseless

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


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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

Follow Lucian

https://x.com/luciandervan?lang=en

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*Any Comments made by Myself are mine and mine alone and do not reflect the views of the Colorao Office of the State Public Defender*

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