0 F.2d 139, 146 (3d Cir. 1980)). 292 548 A.2d 408, 415 (Vt. 1988). 293 Td. at 413. 294 Td. at 414-15. 295 Iq. 296 Fd. at 415. 297 Weatherford v. Bursey, 429 U.S. 545, 559 (1977); see also United States v. Ruiz, 536 U.S. 622, 629 (2002) (quoting Weatherford, 429 U.S. at 559). 298 Wardius v. Oregon, 4

that the Government produce items beyond its Brady and Rule 16 obligations, the Government has no such obligation at this time. See Weatherford v. Bursey, 429 U.S. 545, 559 (1977). As you know, in all federal criminal cases, it is Rule 16 that principally governs pretrial discovery. Rule 16 is not "in

ne 2 (3rd ed. 1997). Nonetheless, not every intrusion on the attorney-client privilege constitutes a constitutional violation. Under Weatherford v. Bursey, 429 U.S. 545, 554, 97 S.Ct. 837, 843, 51 L.Ed.2d 30 (1977), an intrusion may result in a constitutional violation if privileged information is in

t will be imposed."' Plea negotiations implicate significant constitutional and policy considerations. The plaintiffs argue that under Weatherford Bursey, "there is no constitutional right to plea bargain," but that is not what the case held. What the Supreme Court actually said is that there is no c

siderations" that supposedly undergird plea bargain, the simple fact remains that "there is no constitutional right to plea bargain." Weatherford v. Bursey, 429 U.S. 545, 561 (1977). The Court should not exalt to privileged status negotiations that merely serve the administrative convenience of the par

iation on the subject of notifications to crime victims. 4 It is well settled that "there is no constitution right to plea bargain." Weatherford I Bursey, 429 U.S. 545, 561 (1977). A copy of the victims' pleading is attached to this response at Attachment B. 6 Epstein has never contested these allega