Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts
plea bargaining after conviction!
Under Massachusettes Law, if a person is convicted of 1st degree murder, and is sentenced to Life-with no parole, other than presenting new evidence or finding a loophole or technicality pertaining to the case, what other way is there possible to overturn this conviction? What I'm thinking about is can convicted person, after 14 years ''plea bargain'' pertaining to their sentence?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: plea bargaining after conviction!
You can't plea bargain but you can petition the governor for pardon or commutation.
Re: plea bargaining after conviction!
Except for a motion for a new trial based on newly
discovered evidence or based on a miscarriage of justice,
or a habeas corpus petition along similar grounds,
there is no other means to over-turn such a conviction
and sentence except by petitioning the Governor or the
President of the United States for clemency.
However, if a prisoner possessed valuable information
it might be worthwhile to negotiate with the local
District Attorney, the Attorney General or the U.S.
Attorney to provide the information in exchange for
a recommendation of clemency to the Governor.
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