discretion

Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should – Revisited

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One year ago today, I wrote “Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should” to discuss the discretion of prosecutors. Prosecutors can and do choose which offenses and people they will prosecute. It’s a matter of resources. It’s a matter of proof. It’s a matter of discretion. Every case that is prosecuted requires some portion […]

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Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should

abuse, criminal law, discretion, District Attorney, Drug Laws, ethics, harris county, justice, prosecutor, prosecutorial discretion /

Sure, a prosecutor can choose to prosecute a case, but that doesn’t always mean he or she should. Trace Cocaine Cases Years ago, then Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos made the choice to decline prosecution of trace amounts of cocaine. This didn’t mean she approved or condoned cocaine possession. It didn’t mean cocaine cases

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