Epstein Secrets

871 So.2d 729 (Miss. 2004) 43 *Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996) passim Keene Corp. v. United States, 508 U.S. 200 (1993) 27 *Lafler v. Cooper, 132 S. Ct. 1376 (2012) 8, 12 Long v. Raymond Corp., 245 Fed. Appx. 912 (11th Cir. 2007) 6 Lake Utopia Paper Ltd. v. Connelly Containers, Inc

dentiality on which defense counsel have reasonably relied for many decades in negotiating with government attorneys on behalf of their clients. In Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996), the Supreme Court focused on four primary considerations governing the recognition of privileges under Rule 501: the needs of t

s," it is insufficient simply to point to the guarantee of a fair trial as a backstop that inoculates any errors in the pretrial process. Lafler v. Cooper, 132 S. Ct. 1376, 1388 (2012); Missouri v. Frye, 132 S. Ct. 1399, 1407 (2012). In Lafler and Frye, the Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment

e admitted in evidence as proof of guilt." Herman, 544 F.2d at 797. Plea negotiations are "rooted in the imperative need for confidence and trust," Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1, 10 (1996), and maintaining their confidentiality advances significant public and private ends. Discovery and use of plea negotiations

s," it is insufficient simply to point to the guarantee of a fair trial as a backstop that inoculates any errors in the pretrial process. !after v. Cooper, 132 S. Ct. 1376, 1388 (2012); Missouri v. Frye, 132 S. Ct. 1399, 1407 (2012). In Lafler and Frye, the Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment

e admitted in evidence as proof of guilt." Herman, 544 F.2d at 797. Plea negotiations are "rooted in the imperative need for confidence and trust," Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1, 10 (1996), and maintaining their confidentiality advances significant public and private ends. Discovery and use of plea negotiations

distinguished from [the] ordinary insurance agent, who is employed by insurance com- panies to solicit and write iir ce by, in and the company."); Cooper . Berkshire Life Ins. Co., 148 Md.App. , 83, 810 A.2d 1045 (2002) ("[I]nsurance agents and brokers clearly owe a professionals duty to the insur

n FLSD Docket 09/02/2011 Page 10 of 24 A. "REASON AND EXPERIENCE" ARE THE TOUCHSTONES FOR ACCEPTING A COMMON LAW PRIVILEGE FOR PLEA NEGOTIATIONS Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996), is perhaps the leading case addressing Rule 501 and the common-law principles underlying the recognition of testimonial privileg