SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In criminal cases, proffer sessions are commonly used as a means of facilitating plea negotiations. A defendant's agreement to participate in a proffer session carries with it both potential risks and potential rewards.
To protect the proffering defendant against unfairness, prosecutors customarily offer assurances that they will not use what the defendant reveals at the proffer session against him should plea negotiations fail. In this...
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