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DOJ Justice Manual › Title 9: Criminal › 9-16.000 - Pleas - Federal Rule Of Criminal Procedure 11 › Justice Manual § 9-16.050

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Charges against an individual defendant should not be dismissed on the basis of a plea of guilty by a corporate defendant unless there are special circumstances justifying the dismissal. See also

JM Chapter 9-28.000

.

[updated August 2008] [cited in

JM 5-11.114

]

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