http://www.jdjournal.com/2012/11/19/teen-convicted-of-manslaughter-sentenced
-to-probation-and-church/
Unconstitutional, but the only person with standing to complain isn't
complaining. And it may be that few defendants offered this deal would
complain. Refusing, getting sent to prison, and attacking your sentence on
the grounds of how it was arrived it, would be a costly and risky way to
litigate.
Douglas Laycock
Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law
University of Virginia Law School
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-243-8546
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