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Plea Bargaining After Lafler & Frye – Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University School of Law presents Plea Bargaining After Lafler & Frye on February 28 and March 1, 2013. The symposium explores the significance and impact of two recent U.S. Supreme Court criminal law decisions, Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye.  The Honorable W. Louis Sands of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, a former state and federal prosecutor, will deliver the keynote address on Thursday.  The Friday program will begin with an introduction by the Honorable Frank Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. On Friday, nationally-recognized scholars in the area will present papers and participate in panel discussions. Registration is free to academics. For further information, contact Jane Campbell Moriarty, Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship at moriartyj[@]@duq.edu or Associate Professor and Symposium Chair, Wesley Oliver, at oliverw[@]duq.edu. im