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In federal court, “not guilty” doesn’t always mean no punishment. Under a quirk of federal sentencing law, judges are permitted to consider at sentencing anything that they consider...
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Wednesday that suspends a second elected prosecutor from office, citing actions that she took to avoid triggering mandatory minimum sentences.
An ethics complaint filed against the district attorney cites media reports regarding two separate incidents in which Zappala allegedly made charging decisions based on personal or political reasons.
>> we don't have the indictment. it's sealed still. i don't know why. it should be open already. we're not talk about a fugitive. it's a matter of great public interest. the record was falsified to conceal or commit another crime, absolutely absurd. it violates every prudential, policy of underlying the prosecution function. it goes against the aba standards on it. it goes against mr. comey statement. our judgment is no reasonable prosecutor would bring case. prosecutors necessarily weigh a number of factors before bringing charges. those are all the considerations
Lori Drew faces charges under a federal anti-hacking statute andcould wind up in jail, but her behavior, while obviously wrong, was not criminal. Overcriminalization eliminates long-standingprotections against unfair criminal liability, puts honest citizensat risk of prosecution, and allows politics to trump soundprosecutorial discretion. Worst of all, it threatens the rule oflaw and individual liberty.