Browsing Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Works by Author "King, Nancy J."

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    • The Invisible Revolution in Plea Bargaining 
      King, Nancy J.; Wright, Ronald F. (Texas Law Review, 2016)
      This article, the most comprehensive study of judicial participation in plea negotiations since the 1970s, reveals a stunning array of new procedures that involve judges routinely in the settlement of criminal cases. ...
    • Misdemeanor Appeals 
      King, Nancy J.; Heise, Michael (Boston University Law Review, 2019)
      We provide the first estimate of the rate of appellate review for misdemeanors, concluding that appellate courts review no more than eight in ten thousand misdemeanor convictions and disturb only one conviction or sentence ...
    • Sharkfests and Databases 
      King, Nancy J.; Levine, Kay L.; Wright, Ronald F.; Miller, Marc L. (Texas A&M Law Review, 2019)
      The stock image of a plea negotiation in a criminal case depicts two lawyers in frayed business suits, meeting one-on-one in a dim corner of a courtroom lobby. The defendant is somewhere nearby, ready to receive information ...
    • State Criminal Appeals Revealed 
      King, Nancy J.; Heise, Michael; Heise, Nicole A. (Vanderbilt Law Review, 2017)
      Every state provides appellate review of criminal judgments, yet little research examines which factors correlate with favorable outcomes for defendants who seek appellate relief. To address this scholarly gap, this paper ...
    • When Process Affects Punishment: Differences in Sentences After Guilty Plea, Bench Trial, and Jury Trial in Five Guidelines States 
      King, Nancy J.; Soule, David A.; Steen, Sara; Weidner, Robert R. (Columbia Law Review, 2005)
      The research reported in this Essay examines process discounts-differences in sentences imposed for the same offense, depending upon whether the conviction was by jury trial, bench trial, or guilty plea-in five states that ...