Lawmakers look to make plea bargains fairer

Some plea bargains presented to defendants deprive them of fundamental rights, say Oregon lawmakers who moved on Wednesday to make them fairer. Defendants are sometimes even asked to give up habeas corpus — a right, dating back centuries, under which defendants face their accusers in ...

Lawmakers look to make plea bargains fairer

Some plea bargains presented to defendants deprive them of fundamental rights, say Oregon lawmakers who moved on Wednesday to make them fairer. Defendants are sometimes even asked to give up habeas corpus — a right, dating back centuries, under which defendants face their accusers in ...