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U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 94-5329.

47 F.3d 658 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nathaniel WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 15, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Vincent L. Gambale, Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, VA, for appellant. Stanley E. Sacks, Sacks, Sacks & Imprevento, Norfolk, VA, for appellee. ON BRIEF: Helen F. Fahey, U.S. Atty., William G. Otis, Senior Litigation Counsel, Alexandria, VA, for appellant. Andrew M. Sacks, Michael F. Imprevento, Sacks, Sacks & Imprevento, Norfolk, VA, for appellee.

Before RUSSELL and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and CHASANOW, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge RUSSELL wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge CHASANOW joined.

OPINION

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the issue of whether a state prosecutor, in the context of plea negotiations, can threaten a criminal defendant with a more severe federal prosecution if the defendant refuses to plead guilty to the state charges and to cooperate with the police.

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