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I don’t understand how they get to just walk away without any consequences. prosecutor1: sir we got evidence that defendant1 was behind the shooting defendant
by garyfirestorm 5y ago
I don’t understand how they get to just walk away without any consequences.
prosecutor1: sir we got evidence that defendant1 was behind the shooting
defendant1: sir I was miles away from this area - let’s verify the evidence
prosecutor1: you know what, never mind - poker face
Court: poker face
Defendant1: poker face
>“Rather than defend the evidence, [prosecutors] just ran away from it,” he said.
- LatteLazy 5y agoWorse: this is one of the most discriminatory issues in the criminal justice system. The prosecutor can and will use that "evidence" unless and until the defence challenges it. But poor people with overworked lawyers don't have the time to challenge anything so they go down based on BS. The same thing happens with Stingrays apparently: as soon as someone asks where the lead came from for the arrest, its case dropped. But if you can't afford a lawyer with time to chase down every detail you go to jail on illegal evidence.