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As the letter mentions, that's entirely up to the sentencing judge to decide. All the DOJ can do is to inform the judge that Ellison cooperated with them.
by greenyoda 4y ago
As the letter mentions, that's entirely up to the sentencing judge to decide. All the DOJ can do is to inform the judge that Ellison cooperated with them.
- ceejayoz 4y agoProsecutors can't promise the judge will do anything; the judge doesn't work for them. However, judges have the same vested interest in honoring these deals as the prosecutors do; the prosecutors or the defendant have to really piss off the judge to have it disregarded entirely.