Regulating Plea Bargaining to Achieve Acceptable Criminal Justice Outcome in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorBello, Akeem
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-10T19:13:01Z
dc.date.available2022-09-10T19:13:01Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe article reviewed economic and financial crimes cases settled through plea bargaining in Nigeria. The sentences imposed by the courts after plea agreements were generally perceived as grossly inadequate and a mockery of justice. The article reviewed the sentences, practice of plea bargaining and issues generated by the cases. It explores options of regulating plea bargaining in order to ensure that it produces fair and acceptable results drawing insights from other jurisdictions. The paper found that contrary to the claim that plea bargain is vaccination against punishment, a legal framework that sets out the ground rules and define the role of the parties can ensure that it is conducted fairly and in the public interest. The article further found that Sentencing and Prosecutorial Guidelines also have the potentials to prevent abuse of plea bargaining by judges, prosecutor and defence counsel and recommends their adoption.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChapter Eleven, U. Udok & I Essien, eds. Essays in Honour of Professor Enefiok Essien” Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Uyo, pp. 156-182.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11430
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Uyoen_US
dc.subjectSentencing in plea bargained cases in Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectAnalysis of Plea Bargained Cases Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectConstitutionality of plea bargainsen_US
dc.subjectPlea bargaining and procedural lawsen_US
dc.subjectjustification for plea bargains in Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectAdequacy of punishments imposed in plea bargained casesen_US
dc.subjectEstablishing a statutory framework for the regulation of plea bargainsen_US
dc.subjectRole of court in plea bargainen_US
dc.subjectRegulating plea bargains through sentencing guidelinesen_US
dc.titleRegulating Plea Bargaining to Achieve Acceptable Criminal Justice Outcome in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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