A very accurate article by a judge (who has also worked as a prosecutor and criminal lawyer). He does dodge one crucial point: hasnt this led to a drop in crime, so it is the right way to do things? Actually a study of jurisdictions that had both lenient and strict anti-drug laws showed no variation in the rise and fall of crime rates. That did, however correlate strongly to the economics of the drug trade, so I remain unconvinced draconian sentencing has had much impact on crime. I doubt seriously that his suggestion would do anything. My suggestion is that a prosecutor who has been shown to have misbehaved automatically receives the same sentence imposed on his victim. Now it is rare for so much as a reprimand even in cases where it hasbeen shown prosecutors have forged evidence. nybooks/articles/archives/2014/nov/20/why-innocent-people-plead-guilty/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR+internet+Gaza+Borges&utm_content=NYR+internet+Gaza+Borges+CID_df5428a598402b55da12fd7a00ed61b0&utm_source=Email+marketing+software&utm_term=Why+Innocent+People+Plead+Guilty
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 04:46:50 +0000