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This page is an excerpt from a legal document filed on July 2, 2021, in the case of United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). The text appears to be from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion in *Commonwealth v. Cosby* (indicated by docket [J-100-2020]), which was used by Maxwell's defense to argue about the enforceability of non-prosecution agreements. The text discusses the scope of prosecutorial discretion versus a defendant's due process rights and fundamental fairness, specifically when a defendant relies on a prosecutor's actions to their detriment.
People (6)
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| Clancy | Legal Citation |
Cited case law regarding prosecutor discretion (192 A.3d at 53).
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| Stipetich | Legal Citation |
Cited case law regarding district attorney discretion (652 A.2d at 1295).
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| Santobello | Legal Citation |
Cited case law regarding due process.
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| Baird | Legal Citation |
Cited case law regarding due process.
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| Scotland | Legal Citation |
Cited case law regarding due process.
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| Sims | Legal Citation |
Referenced in Commonwealth v. Sims regarding federal and state due process principles.
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| United States Constitution |
Referenced regarding the Fourteenth Amendment.
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| Pennsylvania Constitution |
Referenced regarding Article I, Section 9.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice, indicated in footer stamp DOJ-OGR.
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Mentioned in relation to its Constitution and case law.
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Key Quotes (3)
"The prosecutor enjoys 'tremendous' discretion to wield 'the power to decide whether to initiate formal criminal proceedings...'"Source
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"While the prosecutor’s discretion in charging decisions is undoubtedly vast, it is not exempt from basic principles of fundamental fairness, nor can it be wielded in a manner that violates a defendant’s rights."Source
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"The foregoing precedents make clear that, at a minimum, when a defendant relies to his or her detriment upon the acts of a prosecutor, his or her due process rights are implicated."Source
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