Epstein Secrets

alid defenses exist, counsel has a duly to initiate plea negotiations if he is to discharge his duty to faithfully represent the client's interests. Hawkman v. Parratt, 661 F.2d 1161, 1171 (8th Cir. 1981)(counsel's "failure to initiate plea negotiations concerning the duplicitous felony counts constitut

. P. 11(0 and Fed. R. Evid. 410 and did not see fit to recognize a privilege for plea negotiation communications. Neither the Rules of Evidence nor the Rules of Criminal Procedure, however, have ever dealt with specifying the privileges which will and will not be recognized; instead, they leave that function to the courts unde

el's "failure to initiate plea negotiations concerning the duplicitous felony counts constituted ineffective assistance of counsel which prejudiced Hawkman"). Reason and experience tell us that the system we have in place of sentencing laws, ethical 13 EFTA00205372 rules, federal court dockets, and

P. 11(f) and Fed. R. Evid. 410 and did not see fit to recognize a privilege for plea negotiation communications. Neither the Rules of Evidence nor the Rules of Criminal Procedure, however, have ever dealt with specifying the privileges which 00 1e will and will not be recognized; instead, they leave that function to the court

el's "failure to initiate plea negotiations concerning the duplicitous felony counts constituted ineffective assistance of counsel which prejudiced Hawkman"). Reason and experience tell us that the system we have in place of sentencing laws, ethical 13 EFTA00205352 rules, federal court dockets, and

P. 11(f) and Fed. R. Evid. 410 and did not see fit to recognize a privilege for plea negotiation communications. Neither the Rules of Evidence nor the Rules of Criminal Procedure, however, have ever dealt with specifying the privileges which 00 1e will and will not be recognized; instead, they leave that function to the court