Epstein Secrets

tion. B. The Private Interests at Stake Are Profoundly Important. Plea negotiations are "rooted in the imperative need for confidence and trust," Jaffee, 518 U.S. at 10, and maintaining their confidentiality advances significant private as well as public interests. There is an "imperative need" that

ure, they will necessarily refrain from making admissions and concessions, either of fact or law, which could later harm their clients. Thus, as in Jaffee, the "evidence" which would be available for later discovery would likely never come into being. Fourth, there is a strong consensus in the states

gress rejected in enacting Rule 501, only one of which appears on this Court's summary in Adkins of the most important considerations identified in Jaffee - over the most important consideration, the strong public and private interests at stake. The Goodyear Tire analysis is far more consonant with th

. 2012) 24, 25 *United States v. Mezzanatto, 513 U.S. 196 (1995) 6, 14, 28, 53 United States v. Nobles, 422 U.S. 225 (1975) 20 United States v. Paden, 908 F.2d 1229 (5th Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1039 (1991) 26 United States v. Robertson, 582 F.2d 1356 (5th Cir. 1978) 24 vii EFTA0020

be 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 interests. Numerous courts have r

the government led to Epstein's plea of guilty in state court. In the sole case cited by the district court for this proposition, United States v. Paden, 908 F.2d 1229 (5th Cir. 1990), the defendant pled guilty to federal charges pursuant to his plea agreement. That Mr. Epstein entered into a plea i

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, 518 U.S. at 10, and maintaining their confidentiality advances significant public and private ends. Discovery and use of plea negotiations will ca

counsel and the government led to Epstein plea of guilty in state court. In the sole case cited by the Court for this proposition, United States v. Paden, 908 F.2d 1229 (5th Cir. 5 EFTA00584595 1990), the defendant pled guilty to federal charges pursuant to his plea agreement. That Mr. Epstein ent