The U.S. Attorney’s Office in North Texas is moving full steam ahead with a new proffer agreement policy effectively muzzling a defendant at trial. The new language binds both the defendant and her attorney and the Fifth Circuit seems poised to rule that proffer statements are admissible in the government’s case-in-chief. Only one strategy for defense attorneys is clear then – proffer at your peril.
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