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A prosecutor doesn’t seek a sentence until after the defendant is found guilty. Moreover, judges don’t care about prosecutors or what they think. And, sentence
by tiahura 4y ago
A prosecutor doesn’t seek a sentence until after the defendant is found guilty.
Moreover, judges don’t care about prosecutors or what they think. And, sentences are largely determined by sentencing guidelines.
Rich white kids with no prior convictions don’t go to prison for stealing library books.
- ETH_start 4y agoThe prosecutors choose the charges, and did not have to choose charges that carried a maximum sentence of 35 years, which is almost a death sentence.