tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post2517719665959230134..comments2024-03-20T10:44:31.869-05:00Comments on D.A. Confidential: Ah, the New YearD.A. Confidentialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445074681227492215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-51466217532118345402011-01-05T08:54:19.224-06:002011-01-05T08:54:19.224-06:00That's a good point, and why I pointed out tha...That's a good point, and why I pointed out that the statistical usefulness of this is exceptionally limited. Of mild interest, I think I said. :)<br />And, to reference your examples, I can't remember having a package deal like that, nor do the four prosecutors assigned to the court deal with entities -- we have a special unit to handle those cases. But yes, the "study" has limitations, it was never intended to be scientific.D.A. Confidentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445074681227492215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-77162123844689946582011-01-05T00:36:26.347-06:002011-01-05T00:36:26.347-06:00A simple logging of plea outcomes on a binary basi...A simple logging of plea outcomes on a binary basis (no jail time/some jail time) can potentially be difficult and further obscure the statistical implications if a plea is a package deal (e.g., husband and wife both charged but one charge is dismissed if the other pleads guilty – thus jail for one, no jail for the other); or if the plea involves a criminal defendant that is not a “person” who can be sent to jail – BP Amoco, Ku Klux Klan, or whatever; or if the plea results in some resolution other than jail/no jail, such as commitment to a mental institution; etc., etc. But maybe these sort of situations never come up in the 167th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com