Phone: (434) 924-3771

E-mail: bowers@virginia.edu

Subject Area(s): Criminal procedure, criminal law, criminal justice theory, misdemeanor enforcement and adjudication, plea bargaining, police and prosecutorial discretion, right to counsel, juries, drug treatment courts, police and society, constitutional law


Current Course(s): Seminar In Ethical Values (Yr), Seminar In Ethical Values (Yr), Seminar In Ethical Values (Yr), Criminal Law (I), Criminal Procedure Survey, Plea Bargaining (Sc), Contemporary Debates In Criminal Law, Contemporary Debates In Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Survey, Constitutional Law (C,G)

In the Media:

• "'Secrets of the River' - Be Careful What You Plead For" (CBS News, 06/08/2013)
• "Barack Obama Says Sequester Could Force Prosecutors to 'Let Criminals Go'" (PolitiFact, 02/22/2013)
• "Can Juries Tame Prosecutors Gone Wild?" (Boston Globe, 02/03/2013)
• "A Real-Life Grisham Story" (ABA Journal, 06/01/2011)
• "Juries Can't Escape Life-Without-Parole Sentencing" (Charlottesville Daily Progress, 05/28/2011)
• "New Charges in Yeardley Love Case Could Give Prosecutors More Flexibility" (Baltimore Sun, 01/10/2011)
• "Huguely Waives Right to Court Appearance" (NBC29, 01/10/2011)
• "Slumlord Lawrence Might Serve Sentence in One of His Blighted Properties" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 11/06/2009)
• "Jury Trial Rate at All-Time Low in Va." (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/18/2009)
• "Competency Hearing Set for Whitlock" (NBC29, 06/12/2009)