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U.S. News: The Trials of Chelsea Manning

  After being sentenced to 35 years in prison, Manning makes a statement. PFC Chelsea Manning official army photo, 2012 Related Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of…

U.S. News: The Trial of Whitey Bulger

  In 2013, the Whitey Bulger trial captured national attention. Whitey Bulger in 1959 Bulger in 2011 Related Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the World…

Cauchon, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Cauchon, PierreCauchon, Pierrepyĕr kōshôNˈ [key], d. 1442, bishop of Beauvais, France, president of the ecclesiastic court that convicted (1431) Joan of Arc at Rouen. His violent…

plea bargaining

(Encyclopedia) plea bargaining, negotiation in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a criminal charge in exchange for concessions by the prosecutor (representing the state). The defendant…