Epstein Secrets

r a Protective Order Concerning Production, Use, and Disclosure of Plea Negotiations (Doc. 161); Intervenor Jeffrey Epstein's 3 EFTA00177813 A. The Applicability of Rule 410. Any assessment of the merits of the intervenors' contentions must begin with an understanding of the central role of plea bargaining and settlemen

rstatement. '''N) Whether to negotiate a plea or contest a criminal charge "is ordinarily the most important single decision in any criminal case." Boria v. Keane, 99 F.3d 492 (2d Cir. 1996). In the age of the Sentencing Guidelines, with the severe sentences called for in federal criminal cases, minimum manda

63); and Reply in Support of Supplemental Briefing By Limited Intervenors Black, Weinberg, Lefkowitz, and Epstein (Doc. 169). 3 EFTA00583391 A. The Applicability of Rule 410. Any assessment of the merits of the intervenors' contentions must begin with an understanding of the central role of plea bargaining and settlemen

l understatement. Whether to negotiate a plea or contest a criminal charge "is ordinarily the most important single decision in any criminal case." Boria v. Keane, 99 F.3d 492 (2d Cir. 1996). In the age of the Sentencing Guidelines, with the severe sentences called for in federal criminal cases, minimum manda

ed appellate resolution of the issues presented prior to the release of the communications at issue. I. LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS ON THE MERITS.' A. The Applicability of Rule 410. Any assessment of the merits of the intervenors' contentions must begin with an understanding of the central role of plea bargaining and settlemen

l understatement. Whether to negotiate a plea or contest a criminal charge "is ordinarily the most important single decision in any criminal case." Boria v. Keane, 99 F.3d 492 (2d Cir. 1996). In the age of the Sentencing Guidelines, with the draconian sentences called for in federal criminal cases, minimum ma