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In U.S. criminal law, a proffer agreement, proffer letter, proffer, or "Queen for a Day" letter is a written agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant or prospective witness that allows the defendant or witness to give the prosecutor information about an alleged crime, while limiting the prosecutor's ability to use that information against him or her.
Character evidence is also admissible in a criminal trial if offered by a defendant as circumstantial evidence—through reputation or opinion evidence—to show an alleged victim's "pertinent" character trait—for example, to support the defendant's claim of self-defense to a charge of homicide.
The Act, and not the Supreme Court decision in the Jencks case, governs the production of statements of government witnesses in a federal criminal trial. [7] The Jencks Act is constitutional as an exercise of congressional power to prescribe rules of procedure for the federal courts . [ 8 ]
Paul Bergrin (born December 8, 1955) is an American convicted felon and former criminal defense lawyer who practiced law in Newark, New Jersey.Prior to his conviction, he was known for defending a range of famous and notorious clients. [2]
Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure [12] and §6A1.1 of the United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines regulate presentence reports. [13] The report must be disclosed to the court, the defendant, defendant's counsel, and the attorney for the government at least 35 days before the sentencing.
Several letters in support of convicted former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke were made public Tuesday in advance of his sentencing hearing in June, including one from former mayoral candidate Paul ...
Rule 607. Who May Impeach a Witness; Rule 608. A Witness's Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness; Rule 609. Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction; Rule 610. Religious Beliefs or Opinions; Rule 611. Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence; Rule 612. Writing Used to Refresh a Witness's Memory; Rule 613 ...
Federal prosecutors say a witness contacted investigators to share this letter left inside a box dropped off by Ryan Routh months before Routh was detained on Sept. 15, 2024 and accused of hiding ...