Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20181020:20:43:00
Different than the way it works in many other districts. in most federal districts, defendants complete their cooperation with the government. the government files what's called a 5 k motion, a motion asking the judge to reduce their sentence to reflect the value of their cooperation and then they're sentenced. in the eastern district of virginia they do it a little bit differently. they sentence while cooperation is ongoing, and then the government has a period of time after that for the defendant to complete his or her cooperation. they can file a motion asking the court to reduce sentence. ...
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