Remedying a Lose-Lose Situation: How 'No Win, No Fee' Can Incentivize Post-Conviction Relief for the Wrongly Convicted
42 Pages Posted: 15 Nov 2011
Date Written: 2010
Abstract
This Article proposes a policy measure that will likely lead to an increase in exonerations by creating economic incentives for attorneys to represent clients post-conviction.
Keywords: Contingent Fees, Exonerations, Wrongfully Convicted
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Tetelbaum, Elina, Remedying a Lose-Lose Situation: How 'No Win, No Fee' Can Incentivize Post-Conviction Relief for the Wrongly Convicted (2010). Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, p. 301, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1959523
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