and Criminology 59, 84 (2014). Guilty pleas. in fact, account for over 97% of all criminal convictions obtained by the government. See U.S. Courts, Judicial Business 2019 Tables: Criminal Defendants Terminated. by Type of Disposition and Offense (Table D-4) (Sept. 30, 2019) (only 1,663 of the 78,767 defendants convict