When prosecutors’ caseloads increase, so do dismissal rates.
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While guilty people are more receptive to plea offers, innocent defendants can also see pleading guilty as an attractive option.
Criminal justice experts suggest one way to change the system to eliminate racial bias.
In 2007, the infamous underworld figure [Carl Williams](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Williams_(criminal) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder and three counts of murder, on the…
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