Prosecutor

Police officers and prosecutors work together to make sure that they are well-prepared for court. Police officers posses the cases originally and then they are handed over to the State's attorney's office, where they are prepared for court. Misdemeanor cases start at the district court level, here the officer and the prosecutor work together in order to prepare all of the evidence in the State's possession, make sure that all witnesses have been interviewed, and that the case is ready to go to…

The prosecutor is a lawyer who represents the government and they are responsible for making the decision whether to charge someone with a crime. The first thing the prosecutor looks for is a sound case, because in some situations you have cases that have legal problems that could get the case thrown out of court. Example if the police officer violated the defendants’ rights while looking for evidence then that evidence would be inadmissible. Also the prosecutor needs to figure out if there…

[In the criminal justice system the prosecutor plays a critical role in the delivery of due process. The prosecutor is an officer of the court with distinct responsibilities and duties. The prosecutor is charged with the responsibility for prosecutions with the authority to employ discretion in charging decisions in the jurisdiction (NVPAC, 2016). Which means not charging a case that is not substantiated by probable cause. The prosecutor is an administrator of justice, an advocate for victims of…

The case of The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is a case that had been tried on the issue of crimes against humanity regarding to the 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya under article 7 of Rome Statutes. The case was started when President Mwai Kibaki was being re-elected as president and led to series of protest, fight and demonstration. This is because it was likely that the opposite side candidate will win the election, but as President Mwai Kibaki used inhuman way to win the…

consider yourself a prosecutor and a good person. Paul Butler writes describing the discrepancies with progressive prosecutors who believes they are able to change the “definition” of a prosecutor. Butler defines a prosecutor as someone one who is “more part of the problem then the solution” and a person who is “geared toward punishing people whose lives are already messed up.” Furthermore, Butler qualifies his definition of a prosecutor by saying the job of some prosecutors is to “mitigate the…

deviate from relying on conviction rates because these fail to account for prosecutorial misconduct and if their strategies have reduced crime.Chief Prosecutor elections operate similarly to normal elections in the fact that the candidates rather attack themselves than to discuss their proposals. The discussion found in campaigns for chief prosecutor elections fail to produce substantive information for the citizens. Instead of explaining their proposals to the electorate, research demonstrates…

Prosecutors are government attorneys who are responsible for prosecuting those who violate the law. They have many duties and have the power or discretion to act within the legal or rules there in (Hall, 2015). The prosecutor’s authority to exercise discretion in charging decisions is a key part of our criminal justice system. The Role of a Prosecutor (a) requires that the prosecutor keep from from prosecuting a charge not supported by probable cause, while national standards establish that a…

In Borzilleri v. Mosby, 2016 WL 3057990, at *6 (D. Md. May 31, 2016), the District Court for Maryland address the immunities available to prosecutors Maryland stating: The doctrine of qualified immunity shields public officials—including state prosecutors, see Wiley v. Doory, 14 F.3d 993, 995 (4th Cir.1994)—"from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known." Harlow…

choice--a prosecuting attorney. A prosecutor is also referred to a district attorney, but is completely different from a defense attorney. While defense attorneys represent an individual client in attempt to prove their innocence, prosecutors represent the state with hopes to convict the client as guilty. I also want to find out exactly what their position in court is and how they question witnesses. Likewise, it is important to be knowledgeable of how prosecutors…

1. Who has the tougher job, the prosecutor or the defense attorney? Explain. Although I do believe that both position are important and play a part in the criminal system. I would have to say that the defense attorney has the tougher job. It certainly easier to defend an individual of a crime. However, with that being said it is much harder to defend someone that has committed a horrible action also known as crime. Everyone in the court often take the defendant's side, due to the fact that…