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When Threats Backfire: Overcharged Defendants Overestimate Their Trial Prospects and Reject Plea Offers More Often

Stephanie Cárdenas, Ph.D.
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Objectives: Overcharging involves threatening disproportionately harsh punishment to widen the discount between the potential sentence if convicted at trial (PTS) and the plea offer sentence. Though larger discounts increase plea acceptance, PTSs can counterintuitively reduce acceptances when discou
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