Contra Costa Times, October 26, 2010 by Thadeus Greenson
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_16435677
Those wondering whether plea agreements are necessary need only talk to California’s judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys, said UC Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law professor Malcolm Feeley. “They’ll tell you that plea bargaining is the grease that oils the wheels of justice because it’s the way cases can be handled rapidly,” Feeley said.