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prosecutorial attribution

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United States Supreme Court

The prosecutor's office is an entity and as such it is the spokesman for the Government. A promise made by one attorney must be attributed, for these purposes, to the Government.

Defined by the Supreme Court in - Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972).