We also recognize that the result in this case would probably be different if the plea bargain had expressly provided that the defendant's statements to the probation officer would be admissible against her

—defendant's failure to fulfill terms of plea agreement allowed Government to use grand jury testimony in later prosecution

Despite its lack of a consistent rationale, Byers is the authority on which reporting statutes consistently are upheld.

Following the Supreme Court's lead, lower courts have applied the required records doctrine in a variety of contexts

The decision whether to allow joinder of criminal defendants is a matter within the Court's discretion.

The federal statutory protection of statements made during plea or immunity negotiations15'does not apply to statements made after an agreement is reached if there is a subsequent breach

A non-recourse clause normally is intended to reduce the risks to the party granting the security interest if the secured party is later forced to foreclose on the security.

To the extent that any reliance on counsel must be predicated on a full accounting of the facts to counsel by defendants, it is no defense that counsel failed to discover any proof of wrongdoing

—finding that where an individual has chosen to engage in a lawful activity in an unlawful manner, the unlawfulness cannot be used to excuse that party from regulatory disclosure requirements, even though such disclosure could lead to criminal prosecution

"The burden is upon a moving defendant to show facts demonstrating that he will be so severely prejudiced by a joint trial that it would in effect deny him a fair trial."

[PDF] Impeachment of Witnesses by Prior Convictions Pending Appeal

[BOOK] Administrative Law: a casebook

[BOOK] Plea bargaining

[BOOK] Internal corporate investigations