How plea bargains work, and why most criminal cases end without a trial
Roughly nine in ten federal convictions now come by guilty plea, a share that reflects the machinery of volume more than any single cause.
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What a grand jury does, and how it differs from a preliminary hearing
Two different screening mechanisms decide whether felony charges move forward — one secret and one open, one run by citizens and one by a judge.
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