The early guilty plea: The need for adequate disclosure

Johnston, Ed

Abstract

This paper examines the implementation of the early guilty plea scheme. Furthermore, the paper highlights the potential ramifications the scheme holds for both defendants and adversarial criminal justice in England and Wales.

Citation

Johnston, E. (2016). The early guilty plea: The need for adequate disclosure. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly,

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 7, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 7, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 27, 2016
• Journal: Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
• Print ISSN: 1759-7943
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: early guilty plea, criminal procedure, adversarialism, defence lawyer
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/920273
• Publisher URL: http://www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk/features/Early-Guilty-Plea
• Additional Information: Additional Information : (2016) 180 JPN 269, Published in Criminal Law and Justice weekly, Part of RELX. The final version is available online: http://www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk/features/Early-Guilty-Plea