Epstein Secrets

erative need for confidence and trust, 3) the evidentiary benefit of the denial of the privilege, and 4) the consensus among the states." Adkins v. Christie, 488 F.3d 1324, 1328 (11th Cir. 2007). These factors all militate in favor of the recognition that there is a common law privilege for settlement/pl

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

velopment of [evidentiary] privileges." Adkins v. Christie, 488 F.3d 1324, 1328 (11th Cir. 2007), quoting T

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

velopment of [evidentiary] privileges!" Adkins v. Christie, 488 F.3d 1324, 1328 (11th Cir. 2007), quoting T

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