Contextual Understanding: Plea-Bargain article – Why Innocent people plead guilty Jed S. Rakoff (NY Review of Books)

Contextual understanding of US Plea-bargain system Original Source : New York Review of Books Why Innocent People Plead Guilty Jed S. Rakoff Jed Saul Rakoff (born August 1, 1943) is a United States District Judge on senior status for the Southern District of New York. November 20, 2014 Issue Honoré Daumier: A Criminal Case The criminal justice system in the...

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Written Evidence on Extradition Select Committee referencing Talha Ahsan case #HLExtradition

Talha Ahsan case also features  in a number of submissions of written evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee as a matter of  public concern by David Bermingham, Dr. Nisha Kapoor, Julia O’Dwyer, Arun Kundnani with Centre of Constitutional Rights (USA), Islamic Human Rights Commission and Frances Webber of Institute of Race Relations. Amnesty International...

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Talha Ahsan (in his own words) – House of Lords Written Evidence to Select Committee on Extradition #HLExtradition 26th September 2014 – Talha 1st written document since his freedom

Download this document as a PDF here ——– Syed Talha Ahsan – Written evidence (EXL0067) Submission to House of Lords Select Committee on the Extradition Law 2014 Introduction My name is Syed Talha Ahsan. I am a British citizen born in London, UK. I am 35 years old. I was educated at Dulwich College, South London and the School of Oriental and African...

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House of Lords Select Committee on Extradition refers to Talha Ahsan case – Oral Evidence by LIBERTY Policy Director Isabella Sankey on 23 July 2014

House of Lords Select Committee on Extradition refers to Talha Ahsan case Oral Evidence by LIBERTY Policy Director Isabella Sankey on 23 July 2014 Download PDF Transcript here : http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/extradition-law-committee/extradition-law/oral/11567.pdf Quotes – Isabella Sankey - Page 6: “If you...

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Plea-bargain – Quotes from UK political figures & USA context

Plea-bargains Here are several quotes from all parties public figures At HOUSE OF LORDS SELECT COMMITTEE on Extradition : pressure to plea-bargain was the central issues http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/extradition-law/news/3rd-session/ There should be transcript / video available soon - —- “We make no secret of the fact...

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Alun Jones QC: Hamza should have been tried here

Why was Abu Hamza extradited to the US for crimes he is alleged to have committed in this country? We asked, repeatedly, why no prosecution had been instituted in the UK, but were never given an answer. The position is plain. Our prosecutors say, if the Americans want to try someone, that’s fine by us. When an extradition request comes, we just defer to it. So...

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