How Guilty Pleas Affect Wrongful Conviction Claims

Guests: Lisa Cooper

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Referenced Links:

America's Guilty Plea Problem: Trailer

Police wrongfully convict Indigenous man for murder he did not commit | 60 Minutes Australia

America's Guilty Plea Problem: Brian Banks

Convictions quashed for Queensland boy who couldn't understand charges and didn't enter pleas

Queensland bail laws driving kids to plead guilty to crimes they didn't commit

NSW judge questions policy preventing support for youths on bail unless there is guilty plea

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