This document is page 9 of a court transcript filed on September 3, 2019, concerning the Epstein case (1:19-cr-00490-RMB). The text details a legal argument regarding the 'rule of abatement,' debating whether proceedings/forfeiture should cease after a defendant's death, especially in light of the Crime Victims' Rights Act. The speaker concludes that if abatement applies to convicted defendants (citing the Wright case), it applies even more strongly to Epstein, who died during the pretrial phase.
This document is a legal filing (Case 22-1426) arguing for an en banc review of a panel decision. The core argument is that the precedent set by United States v. Annabi, which limits a plea agreement's scope to a single U.S. Attorney's office by default, conflicts with the broader, long-standing legal principle that plea agreements should be construed strictly against the government. The filing cites several other cases to demonstrate this tension with established circuit and Supreme Court jurisprudence.
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