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Scrap The Entire System

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

As budget cuts loomed this year, my elected State Attorney reported to the media the following statement:"We won't be able to prosecute every case."My thought: "Right. Who ever said you should?"Then I remembered: victims, surburban authors of letters-to-the-editor, and niche groups whose agenda it is to convince the public that defendants are running out of courthouses instead of into the jails at an alarming rate.On Friday I watched a young girl, first-time offender, arraigned on a non-violent felony offense. No plea offer. Why? "The victim wants the max, 5 years," said the prosecutor. Refreshingly, the judge, senior prosecutor in the courtroom, and I, chuckled.Then I saw this: A 65 year old woman, 9 blocks from my house was tied up and robbed in her house by 2 men who saw her gardening in the middle of the day...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on December 08, 2008 (boomark / email).