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Summary
This document, likely a legal brief or argument, discusses the importance of the government upholding its promises in plea agreements. It argues that the NACDL urges the Court to ensure the government honors its commitments to defendants, especially given the significant rights defendants waive when entering such agreements. The text emphasizes that courts should enforce these promises to maintain fairness and trust in the legal system.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| NACDL |
Amicus NACDL
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| Department of Justice |
The Department of Justice (the "Department")
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| United States Attorney's Office (USAO) |
specific United States Attorney's Office (USAO)
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| United States |
promises made by the United States
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Timeline (3 events)
Amicus NACDL urges the Court to grant a petition to resolve a conflict among circuits regarding government promises in plea agreements.
Amicus NACDL
Court
Discussion of the Department of Justice's practice of limiting plea agreements to specific USAOs and the implications for defendants.
Argument that defendants should be able to rely on government promises in written agreements and that courts should enforce them.
defendant
government
courts
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Amicus NACDL
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Amicus NACDL urges the Court to grant this petition
The Department of Justice [...] routinely limits the scope of its plea agreements to the specific United States Attorney's Office (USAO)
defendants and their counsel can rely on the promises made by the United States
Key Quotes (3)
"Amicus NACDL urges the Court to grant this petition and resolve the conflict among the circuits to ensure that the government keeps its promises."Source
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"Defendants should be able to rely on the government's promises and courts should not hesitate to enforce them."Source
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"A defendant entering into a plea agreement forgoes his constitutional right to a trial by jury and right to appeal, faces the near certainty of a prison sentence and loss of freedom, agrees to pay financial penalties through fines and forfeiture, and faces the myriad collateral effects of a criminal conviction after serving the sentence."Source
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