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In view of the fact that about 95% of all criminal cases are disposed by plea or other non-trial means, criminal caseflow management should focus on ways to provide for meaningful plea discussions between prosecution and defense counsel, beginning at an early stage of proceedings. Prosecutors should be prepared to make realistic plea offers as early as possible. Defense counsel, in turn, should be prepared to negotiate, balancing the best interests and constitutional rights of their clients.
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