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This isn't really much different than the US federal prosecution rate. Prosecutors in these positions generally won't attempt to convict someone unless they kn
by MisterBastahrd 4y ago
This isn't really much different than the US federal prosecution rate. Prosecutors in these positions generally won't attempt to convict someone unless they know that they have an airtight case.
- btilly 4y agoI call BS. Thanks to how abusive the plea bargain process is, prosecutors routinely pursue questionable cases, and defendants regularly cave. See https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/magazine/how-a-2-roadside-drug-test-sends-innocent-people-to-jail.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/magazine/how-a-2-roadside... for verification of that many innocent people are railroaded into guilty pleas on very little evidence.