Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

federal trail

''in a federal trail a co-defendant testifies that he is not recieveing any breaks or sentencing deals for his testimony. Three days later and three days before his sentencing the government requests an 'ex-parte' file regarding sentencing be sealed by the court and it is granted. The co-defendant that testified recieved a substantial time cut. [less than 5 years for three armed bank robberies] How does the 'other' co-defendant go about getting that sentencing memorandum unsealed by the court.?''


Asked on 2/21/08, 9:06 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: federal trail

By talking to his attorney about bringing the appropriate motions with convincing supporting evidence.

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Answered on 2/22/08, 1:54 pm
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: federal trail

If you're determined to cheat on your homework by posting it to this site, you should at least be clever enough not to put quotation marks around it. Spelling "trial" correctly would also help.

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Answered on 2/22/08, 3:11 pm


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