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Pre-Plea Estimates of Jail Time

While the government almost certainly will give you an estimate of your client's sentencing exposure as part of a plea process, recent cases in the Second Circuit make clear that the government is unlikely to be bound by that estimate.

20 minute read July 27, 2010 at 03:05 PM
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Steven F. Reich And Arunabha Bhoumik
Pre-Plea Estimates of Jail Time

It's a common scenario. You're representing the target in a federal securities fraud investigation. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan is ready to charge your client and the prosecutor asks if your client wants to cut a deal.

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