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103 Iowa L. Rev. Online 1 (2018-2019)

handle is hein.journals/iowalrb9 and id is 1 raw text is: Getting Clamorous About the Silence Penalty Mark W. Bennett * I. INTRODUCTION .............................................. 2 II. THE SILENCE PENALTY ........................................ 2 III. THE PRIOR OFFENDER PENALTY.................................. 3 IV. THE PARALLEL PENALTY. ............... ....................... 4 V. A CRITIQUE OF PROFESSOR BELLIN'S IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION ................................................. 6 A. DEFENDANTs SHOULD TSTIFY MORE. ........................ 6 B. THE INFLUENCE OF LEGAL DOCTRINES GOVERNING T STIMONY......................... ...................... 7 C. DISTORTIONS OFJURYFACTFIADING........... ............... 7 D. INcENTIVIZING GuLTY PLEAS AND EXACERBATING DISCRIMINATORY IAPACTS................8.............8 VI. AN OVERLOOKED ISSUE IN THE SILFEE PENALTY... ............. 8 VII. REFORM SUGGESTIONS ........................................ 9 A. INTRODUCTION ...........................................9 B. REFORM[NG THE SILENCE PENALTY.......................... 9 C. REFORM[NG THE PRIOR OFFENDER PENALTY... ............... 10 VIII. CONCLUSION ............................................... 13 Mark W. Bennett is in his 23rd year as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa.