4 ms·
Or, have an all or nothing conviction standard. Either the defendant is convicted of all charges, or is fully acquitted if even one charge is found not guilty.
by derekp7 4y ago
Or, have an all or nothing conviction standard. Either the defendant is convicted of all charges, or is fully acquitted if even one charge is found not guilty. That would force prosecutors to only bring on their strongest case.
- techdragon 4y agoWhile a valid, this one has, I feel, less chance of getting through the political machine and ever happening. It’s too easy to oppose it in bad faith with arguments like “they want murderers to go free because we can’t prove they <insert a derisive related minor charge here, like stealing, or jaywalking> It’s harder to argue against “not bringing bullshit charges” even though in practice the outcome of your version would simply be the lawyers/prosecutors don’t bring bullshit, it’s the political downside that, I suspect, would doom it.
- ekam 4y agoDifferent charges have different standards and language so this makes zero sense