Comments on: Year In Review Late This Year http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/year-in-review-late-this-year/ Harangues that just make sense Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:32:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: RJN http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-141407 RJN Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:24:17 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/5598/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-141407 I just saw this. I didn't know where else to put it but, since it so directly intersects the discussions here (at Patterico) about plea bargaining, I thought I should post it somewhere. It is from Aftenposten, an online, english available, Norwegian news outlet. "Norway's Supreme Court is opposed to the introduction of plea bargaining. False confessions feared Norway's Supreme Court fear that deals for reduced sentencing will result in false confessions and differential treatment. Currently a full confession in criminal cases can result in a reduced sentence, but it is up to the discretion of the judiciary if the punishment should in fact be reduced. Now Minister of Justice Knut Storberget has suggested the introduction of plea bargaining - that the prosecution can reward those who confess by agreeing a deal for reduced punishment before the case reaches the courts, news agency ANB reports. Supreme Court justices are extremely skeptical to the introduction of plea bargaining and believe it will create the danger of differential treatment, allowing the resourceful to negotiate better deals than others. "There is the additional danger that arrangements that "pay" for a confession can act as an unfortunate coercion tactic for someone who is in fact charged yet innocent, but afraid of not being believed," the Supreme Court's office said in a statement. The judges also believe the proposal erodes the division between prosecution and judiciary." I just saw this. I didn’t know where else to put it but, since it so directly intersects the discussions here (at Patterico) about plea bargaining, I thought I should post it somewhere.

It is from Aftenposten, an online, english available, Norwegian news outlet.

“Norway’s Supreme Court is opposed to the introduction of plea bargaining.

False confessions feared
Norway’s Supreme Court fear that deals for reduced sentencing will result in false confessions and differential treatment.

Currently a full confession in criminal cases can result in a reduced sentence, but it is up to the discretion of the judiciary if the punishment should in fact be reduced.

Now Minister of Justice Knut Storberget has suggested the introduction of plea bargaining - that the prosecution can reward those who confess by agreeing a deal for reduced punishment before the case reaches the courts, news agency ANB reports.

Supreme Court justices are extremely skeptical to the introduction of plea bargaining and believe it will create the danger of differential treatment, allowing the resourceful to negotiate better deals than others.

“There is the additional danger that arrangements that “pay” for a confession can act as an unfortunate coercion tactic for someone who is in fact charged yet innocent, but afraid of not being believed,” the Supreme Court’s office said in a statement.

The judges also believe the proposal erodes the division between prosecution and judiciary.”

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]]> By: nk http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-140553 nk Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:51:26 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/5598/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-140553 krazy kagu, i was just about to aks fro premission to itimate yur tsyle, but i cuold not posibbly itimate yur coment # 6. krazy kagu,

i was just about to aks fro premission to itimate yur tsyle, but i cuold not posibbly itimate yur coment # 6.

]]> By: krazy kagu http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-140551 krazy kagu Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:46:48 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/5598/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-140551 BIRD FLU I HAVE BIRD FLU IIMM GGRROOOWWIINNGGG FFFEEEAATTTHHHEERRSSS AAANNNDDD IIIMMM DDEEEVVVEEELLLOOOPPPPIIINNNGGG WWWIIINNNGGGSSS AAANNNDDD IIIMMM GGGEEETTTIIINNNGGG AAAA BBBEEEAAAKKK AAAANNNDDDD III WWWWAAANNNTTT TOO FFFLLLYYY SSSOOOUUUTTTHHH SQUAWK SQUAWK SQUAWK BIRD FLU I HAVE BIRD FLU IIMM GGRROOOWWIINNGGG FFFEEEAATTTHHHEERRSSS AAANNNDDD IIIMMM DDEEEVVVEEELLLOOOPPPPIIINNNGGG WWWIIINNNGGGSSS AAANNNDDD IIIMMM GGGEEETTTIIINNNGGG AAAA BBBEEEAAAKKK AAAANNNDDDD III WWWWAAANNNTTT TOO FFFLLLYYY SSSOOOUUUTTTHHH SQUAWK SQUAWK SQUAWK

]]> By: Susan R http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-139651 Susan R Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:48:34 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/5598/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-139651 I'm sure it will be worth the wait, and happy New Year to you, Patterico! I’m sure it will be worth the wait, and happy New Year to you, Patterico!

]]> By: Dana http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-138983 Dana Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:39:30 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/5598/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-138983 Oh, well, you just blew it, Pat! It doesn't matter <i>what</i> you have on the <i>Los Angeles Times;</i> they'll just say, "He missed his deadline!" Oh, well, you just blew it, Pat! It doesn’t matter what you have on the Los Angeles Times; they’ll just say, “He missed his deadline!”

]]> By: nk http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-138563 nk Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:11:24 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/5598/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-138563 Happy New Year, Patterico. Happy New Year, Patterico.

]]> By: Andrew http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-138562 Andrew Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:09:23 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/5598/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-138562 Happy New Year, Patterico. I always enjoy visiting your rabidly sensible site. Happy New Year, Patterico. I always enjoy visiting your rabidly sensible site.

]]> By: DRJ http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-138516 DRJ Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:46:40 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/12/31/5598/year-in-review-late-this-year/#comment-138516 I look forward to your annual review. Until then, Happy New Year to all. I look forward to your annual review. Until then, Happy New Year to all.

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