tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post3135910314684994647..comments2024-01-12T07:33:46.615-05:00Comments on Criminal Defense: Ha Ha Ha, A Prosecutor Got ArrestedMy Law Licensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-81999569190239248882013-03-24T21:36:41.798-04:002013-03-24T21:36:41.798-04:00Ok. You dont have to beg.Ok. You dont have to beg.My Law Licensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-89309579006150218482013-03-24T20:32:23.572-04:002013-03-24T20:32:23.572-04:00Brian says that he doesn't hope to see any pro...Brian says that he doesn't hope to see any prosecutors arrested if I paraphrased his statements correctly.Guess what? I beg to differ because prosecutors who break the law or habitually break the law ought to know that there is to be consequences in being a bad prosecutor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-57120236542670049552011-01-09T18:56:09.830-05:002011-01-09T18:56:09.830-05:00We had a prosecutor lose his job and face criminal...We had a prosecutor lose his job and face criminal investigation out here in West Tennessee. The almost universal reaction amongst the defense bar was "Damn, that really sucks." No one lined up to slam him other than his boss and former co-workers.<br /><br />Murray can say what he likes, but we all know that prosecutors who enjoy flaunting their power are nowhere near a small minority.Lyle Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-67096847573144347682011-01-07T20:23:58.707-05:002011-01-07T20:23:58.707-05:00I guess the opposite to this would be a defense at...I guess the opposite to this would be a defense attorney being personally robbed or raped (as opposed to defending the suspect) and then wanting the book thrown at the suspect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-38517596682785807042011-01-04T23:09:11.519-05:002011-01-04T23:09:11.519-05:00My county has a judge with an OVI arrest. He no l...My county has a judge with an OVI arrest. He no longer allows HGN into his courtroom as a result.<br /><br />I also don't agree with the idea that everyone charged (even if they are factually guilty) needs to be jacked with the full penalties. And that is for people I charge, even having spent considerable time investigating the case. If they can pay restitution, do they need jail time? Is it really even worth charging some guy because he stole 5$ worth of food from a cafeteria? In that case I just paid his lunch bill and gave him a trespass warning to not come back to that establishment. It wasn't worth the paperwork to arrest him.<br /><br /> If you have a first time offender who is unlikely to re-offend, maybe a court fine, forcing him to hire a lawyer (5,000$ fine there), a small amount of time in the pokey and probation will often keep that guy from ever committing a crime again. <br /><br />On the other hand, when you get some bottom feeder arrested for his 33rd violent felony who has spent more years in jail than outside, yeah, he needs to do time, because that is the only thing will keep him from hurting the real victims out there in society. If you let that guy off you are just harming his next victims in so doing.<br /><br />That is of course just my opinion. I also work with cops who charge everything that walks with everything they can. I have met defense attorneys who would apparently believe that Jeffrey Dahmer was just misunderstood and an innocent victim of state persecution. And everything in between.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com