SAN FRANCISCO — There’s at least one group that won’t be gathering around the table this holiday season: federal prosecutors, defense lawyers and Northern District judges.
Responding to a recent Supreme Court decision frowning on judicial involvement in plea discussions, the U.S. attorney’s office has quietly withdrawn from criminal settlement conferences, to the disappointment of the Bay Area defense bar.
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