Help me find a quote from an aggressive prosecutor in news story
June 14, 2017 8:13 PM Subscribe
So a couple of years ago I saw a news story with a quote from an aggressive prosecutor that I wish I could remember, largely because the quote encapsulated a frame of mind I vigorously disagree with.
What had happened was that the prosecutor had brought criminal action with large possible criminal penalties against someone who I think many people would agree shouldn't be prosecuted (maybe it was a sexually active teenager who had sent partially unclothed pics of him-/herself to his SO, can't really remember) -- and the prosecutor, when questioned about this, said something like "If you think this kind of activity shouldn't be criminally prosecuted, I think you have a difference of opinion with our state legislature," or some other statement to the effect that the prosecutor was institutionally blameless, just doing his/her job, etc. It was interesting, inter alia, because it implied a wholesale rejection of prosecutorial discretion. Anyone remember this? Thx in advance.
What had happened was that the prosecutor had brought criminal action with large possible criminal penalties against someone who I think many people would agree shouldn't be prosecuted (maybe it was a sexually active teenager who had sent partially unclothed pics of him-/herself to his SO, can't really remember) -- and the prosecutor, when questioned about this, said something like "If you think this kind of activity shouldn't be criminally prosecuted, I think you have a difference of opinion with our state legislature," or some other statement to the effect that the prosecutor was institutionally blameless, just doing his/her job, etc. It was interesting, inter alia, because it implied a wholesale rejection of prosecutorial discretion. Anyone remember this? Thx in advance.
This definitely sounds like it might have been Angela Corey. For example, in this article about the charges she levied against George Zimmerman, Corey said "It’s virtually impossible for prosecutors to overcharge a defendant in the state of Florida due to the numerous safeguards embedded in our rules of criminal procedure and our laws and our statutes.”
A previous FPP.
posted by zebra at 10:37 PM on June 14, 2017
A previous FPP.
posted by zebra at 10:37 PM on June 14, 2017
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