From: pianoforte109@yahoo.com   
      
   On 8/18/23 11:30 PM, Art Sackman wrote:   
   > On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 2:13:48 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:   
      
   >> The filing: 1 The Government stated in open court that   
   >> the Diversion Agreement was a “bilateral agreement between the   
   >> parties” that “stand[s] alone” from the Plea Agreement, and that it   
   >> was “in effect” and “binding.” (Hr’g Tr. 46:9–14) (Government:   
   >> “Your Honor, I believe that this is a bilateral agreement between   
   >> the parties that the parties view in their best interest.”); id. at   
   >> 91:6–8 (Government: “Your Honor, the Diversion Agreement is a   
   >> contract between the parties so it’s in effect until it’s either   
   >> breached or a determination [sic], period.”)...   
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   >   
   > a diversion from WHAT?   
      
   A trial.   
      
   > from a stronger sentence upon conviction.   
      
   It's pretrial.   
      
   > Setencg happens after a pleas deal is accepted by the judge, and   
   > sentencing is pronounced. A diversion agreement is part of   
   > sentencing.   
      
   Pretrial diversion doesn't get to that stage.   
      
   > Many agreements and contracts are subject to other things happeneng   
   > first. either by contract stipulation or by causes of law.   
   >   
   > one such example would be prenuptials.   
      
   Which come before the nuptials. A prenup doesn't require a marriage   
   license and you agree to a one before getting married.   
      
   In your analogy, a prenup would require a completed divorce.   
      
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