I guess I shouldn't conflate the courts with the prosecutor's office (and law enforcement itself, for that matter). And IANAL -- NEC (Not Even Close) -- myself

I guess I shouldn't conflate the courts with the prosecutor's office (and law enforcement itself, for that matter). And IANAL -- NEC (Not Even Close) -- myself. BTW, I hope that acronyms suffice in such disclaimers. ;-) The P.S. that I added to my grandparent, I wrote before you followed up. So, it was not in response to your response. Beginning to feel too much like a lawyer, just writing these convolutions... I appreciate your level-headed, and researched, responses. Admittedly, I'm going more than a bit on emotion, here. Without being overly versed in the details of the law, I watch the contemporary results and trends in this country with a growing horror. Of course, that may reflect my own particular circumstances [1] as much or more than an objective (however defined) measure of actual circumstances. -- [1] Including e.g. aging, competing with production environments that don't have to meet my own's level of expenses including due to regulatory and safety expenses, respect for IP, etc.