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"A Parable of Politicized Prosecution"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this Washington Post column by Jon Entine, who is the author of the new book, "No Crime But Prejudice: Fischer Homes, the Immigration Fiasco, and Extra-Judicial Prosecution" (which was noted in this prior post).  Here are snippets that focus on the power of prosecutors: [T]he justice system wields enormous power, which often depends on extracting plea deals, sometimes from the innocent and often from supposedly deep-pocketed businesses.... We rarely think about the sheer magnitude of power in the hands of government attorneys. They have a fundamental responsibility not to win cases but to ensure justice. It is as much their duty to refrain from improper methods to produce a wrongful conviction as it is to use every legitimate means possible to bring about a just one...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 21, 2009 (boomark / email).