Prosecutor

individuals are being charged for crimes they did not commit and are being interrogated and threated to except all blame for crimes. Prosecutors bully defendants into pleading guilty and accepting plea-bargains. These prosecutors believe in playing with defendants’ incompetence, so they focus on their lack of knowledge to get the case closed and someone locked down. Prosecutors are fully aware that most of their defendants are not well educated and nine times out of ten are part of the poor…

lesser offense, a defendant who pleads guilty receives less time at the request of the prosecutor, and a defendant who agrees to plead guilty to one charge in order to avoid other charges that could be brought (Bohm & Haley, 2011). The factors that prosecutors take into consideration when determining to plea bargain are the seriousness of the crime, the defendants criminal record, and how strong of a case the prosecutor has against the defendant. My personal experiences of plea bargaining when…

#1 –– Under what circumstances might prosecutors engage in mis-conduct? What are four types of prosecutorial misconduct? The textbook makes it very clear that attorneys undergo many unique pressures from multiple sources. They have an enormous obligation to represent their client in the best possible manner, despite the fact they may be dealing with a weak case with an inadequate amount of evidence. Therefore, often times attorneys have to over emphasize the relevance and cruciality of their…

”Todays prosecutors have tremendous power through their daily discretionary decisions” (Ingram, 2017, pg. 337). According to Pollock (2017), prosecutors have ethical codes they must follow, the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct; but they rarely receive sanctions for not following these rules. Based on the professional code of responsibility, a prosecutor announcing the name of any involved in a case to the media, would be a violation of ABA Model Rule 3.6(b) (Pollock, 2017). “The rule…

listing the three conditions that must be meet before a prosecutor charges a person with a crime and prosecutes the case (Bohm & Haley 2012). I will also explain why a prosecutor does not choose to prosecute a criminal case. I will also discuss problems that could occur due to one person having too much power and discretion. What three conditions must be met before a prosecutor charges a person with a crime and prosecutes the case? Why do prosecutors sometimes choose not to prosecute criminal…

1. A major problem with the relationship between police officers and prosecutors is the discretion that they both have in dealing with suspects (especially in incidents of domestic violence). The purpose of an arrest and prosecution are separated in order to protect citizens from unreasonable police power. Officers make arrests based on probable cause. They use discretion when making an arrest. Prosecutors file charges if they can prove a suspect is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. They use…

Prosecutorial Misconduct has always been a problem in the courtroom. Prosecutors tend to misuse evidence and go against someone that may be innocent. That innocent person’s life could be turned upside down for something they didn’t even do. Imagine being blamed for your significant other’s murder, and then being sentenced to life in prison just for someone to uncover evidence that you didn’t do it after ten years! This would all have been caused by prosecutorial misconduct. Prosecutorial…

the sentence the families of the victim or victims, the prosecutor, or the public society were hoping for. Throughout this paper, I will be sharing some knowledge of Plea Bargaining. Before the suspect is even offered the plea bargain, the pretrial has begun to hear the indictment and allow the defendant to enter a plea. Once, the defendant entered the plea the prosecutor has the power to decide if the case is worth prosecuting. Prosecutor will then decide on what the charges will be and at…

Plea Bargaining ought to be abolished in the United States criminal justice system. The reason for this is because it is unconstitutional, unethical, and immoral. Firstly, it is unconstitutional as it requires offenders to waive the rights guaranteed by the 5th and 6th amendments: the right to a jury trial, the right against self-incrimination, and the right to confront witnesses. Additionally, plea bargaining is unethical as it allows criminals to evade accepting responsibility for crimes…

K.,n.d). Nevertheless, there are three types of plea bargains and prosecutors tend to have factors to decide if the plea bargain is in the best interest or what’s the better plea bargain to make depending on the situation. The first example, a defendant might plead guilty to trespass and a misdemeanor vandalism charge instead of burglary charge because burglary carries felony charges. Second, if expressed by the prosecutor…