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It's unethical to charge defendants with crimes that a prosecutor truly believes they can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt. So therefore it's unethical for a
by djoldman 6y ago
It's unethical to charge defendants with crimes that a prosecutor truly believes they can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
So therefore it's unethical for a prosecutor to accept a plea deal less than all charges.
"In the interest of Justice" is a pretty thin excuse.
- torstenvl 6y agoUnfortunately, while I wish you were correct, you are not. I often wish ethics committees of state bars would adopt the ABA Criminal Justice Standards on the Prosecution Function, specifically Standard 3-4.3(a), but they have not. The ethical standard is "probable cause." https://www.americanbar.org/groups/criminal_justice/standards/ProsecutionFunctionFourthEdition/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/criminal_justice/standard...
- djoldman 6y agoI stand corrected. I forgot that!