Under the Sentencing Guidelines the Justice Department Can Agree to a Non-Prosecution

question 111

True/False

Under the sentencing guidelines the Justice Department can agree to a non-prosecution agreement (NPA),but not to a deferred-prosecution agreement (DPA).

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