National Association Of Legal Defense Lawyers
If a plea of nolo contendere is obtainable over the government’s objection, the attorney for the federal government ought to state for the record why acceptance of the plea would not be within the public curiosity; and he/she also wants to oppose the dismissal of any expenses to which the defendant does not plead nolo contendere. Recounting the true nature of the defendant’s involvement in a case won’t all the time result in a higher sentence. Note that such information should be used by the court in determining whether or not to depart from the rules and the extent of …
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