U.S. v. Martinez, No. 95-1511 (1st Cir.) (83 F.3d 488) (April 24, 1996) (Judge Frank M. Coffin)
Case held that disclosure to a probation officer did not satisfy the requirements of the safety valve disclosure obligations because the Probation Officer is not part of "the Government" for purposes of that section.
Here's still another case dealing with the "safety-valve" exception contained in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f), which ...
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