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Queen For A Day: The Dangerous Game of Proffers, Proffer Agreements and Proffer Letters ( February 2005 )
Just what is a proffer and what are the perils of entering into a proffer agreement (also known as a proffer letter) with the federal government? Proffer or "queen for a day" letters are written agreements between federal prosecutors and individuals under criminal investigation which permit these individuals to tell the government about their knowledge of crimes, with the supposed assurance that their words will not be used against them in any later proceedings. (The individuals can either be witnesses, subjects or targets of a federal investigation, although it is subjects and targets who provide most proffers.) -
The Federal Sentencing Guidelines: A Formulaic and Impersonal Approach to Dispensing Justice ( September 1999 )
A critique of federal sentencing guidelines.
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