{"id":87056,"date":"2019-01-01T12:46:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T17:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?p=87056"},"modified":"2019-11-05T15:31:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T20:31:08","slug":"judge-interferes-plea-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/sentencing\/judge-interferes-plea-negotiations","title":{"rendered":"Judge Interferes with Plea Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
Federal criminal defendants are entitled to enter into plea agreement negotiations with prosecutors. It is a long-standing rule that federal district court judges are not to take any part in the plea negotiations between the defendant and the prosecution. In\u00a0United States v. Iazzetta<\/em><\/a>, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a defendant’s restitution order because of judicial interference in the plea negotiation process despite an appeal waiver signed by the defendant as part of his plea deal.<\/p>\nWhat Role are Judges Allowed to Play in Plea Negotiations?<\/h2>\n