Is there any case law that encourages the waiver of constitutional rights in a criminal case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from USA. v. Ruiz, 241 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir. 2001):
More importantly, the general rule that prosecutors may encourage the waiver of constitutional rights is premised on the assumption that the targeted rights may be validly waived. See, e.g., United States v. Murphy, 65 F.3d 758 (9th Cir. 1995) (involving incentives to forgo waivable right to trial). Here, in contrast, the due process right to receive undisclosed
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