Epstein Secrets

RIEFING IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO INTERVENE OF ROY BLACK. MARTIN WEINBERG, AND JAY LEFKOWITZ COME NOW Ja

o be sure, as the Government points out, effective defense counsel should always explore plea bargaining opportunities. See Gov't Resp. at 7 (citing Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S.C.t 1473, 1485 (2010)). But this is a far cry from proving there is a "right" to plea bargaining or that protecting plea bargaining opportun

barred from delving further into the confidential plea negotiations. At the hearing on August 12, 2011, the Court heard oral argument from Attorney Black, who 'The United States uses the term "confidential" plea negotiations as a term of art. By definition, all plea negotiations are confidential and,

t the negotiation of a plea bargain is a critical phase of litigation for purposes of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel." Padilla v. Kentucky, U.S. 130 S. Ct. 1473, 1485 (2010) (citation omitted). This includes the "critical obligation of counsel to advise the client of `the advantages a

barred from delving further into the confidential plea negotiations. At the hearing on August 12, 2011, the Court heard oral argument from Attorney Black, who 'The United States uses the term "confidential" plea negotiations as a term of art. By definition, all plea negotiations are confidential and,

t the negotiation of a plea bargain is a critical phase of litigation for purposes of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel." Padilla v. Kentucky, U.S. 130 S. Ct. 1473, 1485 (2010) (citation omitted). This includes the "critical obligation of counsel to advise the client of `the advantages a