These are criminal cases we are talking about. Cases that destroy lives when the prosecutors get it wrong. They damn well should be certain and they shouldn't b

These are criminal cases we are talking about. Cases that destroy lives when the prosecutors get it wrong. They damn well should be certain and they shouldn't be overcharging just to drain resources, as is clearly happening in this case. If prosecutors aren't certain they can win on all 5 counts, bring 4. Or 3. Or even 1. Most crimes should have pretty serious consequences. So convicting on one well-proven count should be enough.