Epstein Secrets

air the prosecutorial discretion of the Attorney General or any officer under his direction"); United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456, 464 (1996); United States v. Smith, 231 F.3d 800, 807 (11th Cir. 2000). Thus, the only real purpose in seeking the plea negotiations is to offer them in evidence against M

College, 552 F.2d 579 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 904, 98 S.Ct. 300, 54 L.Ed.2d 190 (1977),; to railroad accident investigations, Granger v. National R.R. Corp., 116 507 (MI.1987); to roduct safety assessments, Lloyd v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 74 . 518 .1977); to products liability, Bradley v. Melroe Co., 1

titled to discovery or use of the plea negotiations because plea negotiations enjoy an evidentiary privilege, as recognized by the Supreme Court in United States v. Mezzanatto, 513 U.S. 196 (1995). Additionally, because plea negotiations are rooted in the imperative need for confidence and trust, and because

ollege, 552 F.2d 579 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 904, 98 S.Ct. 300, 54 L.Ed.2d 190 (1977),; to railroad accident investigations, Granger v. National R.R. Corp., 116 F.R.D. 507 (E.D.Pa.1987); to product safety assessments, Lloyd v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 74 F.R.D. 518 (E.D.Tenn.1977); to products liability,

General or any officer under his direction." 18 U.S.C. § 3771(d)(6). The Act codifies the long-standing principle that "[t]he Attorney General and United States Attorneys retain broad discretion to enforce the Nation's criminal laws." United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456, 464 (1996). This is due in large

College, 552 F.2d 579 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 904, 98 S.Ct. 300, 54 L.Ed.2d 190 (1977),; to railroad accident investigations, Granger v. National R.R. Corp., 116 507 (MI.1987); to roduct safety assessments, Lloyd v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 74 . 518 .1977); to products liability, Bradley v. Melroe Co., 1