• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Even if true, that’s no reason to dismiss with prejudice.

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      6 months ago

      If you bring a case against someone in bad faith, you shouldn’t be able to prosecute it again when you get caught. Otherwise there’s no consequence for the state when they don’t play by the rules.

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        6 months ago

        True, but the mechanism for that should be consequences for the prosecutors themselves, not bypassing justice and absolving the accused.

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          If it hadn’t been detected, a potentially innocent person goes to jail.

          (I’m aware someone died, but the case wasn’t over yet)

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            6 months ago

            Right. They should resolve the issue with the evidence and retry the case fairly.

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              6 months ago

              The prosecution is an entity. They can’t bring the case again.

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                6 months ago

                Only because the judge chose to dismiss with prejudice.

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                  The state government’s own prosecutor, and perhaps even law enforcement, have intentionally withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense. How do you perceive that the right move is to give them another chance to frame the defendant? Why would they want to hide evidence if they had a solid case? We’re literally talking about a conspiracy here, one tied to law enforcement and the state government. How do you figure that a fair trial can be held at this point?

                  The prosecutor may very well be disbarred, here, and I would not be at all surprised if this withholding of evidence causes the armorer’s case to be overturned, as the evidence was relevant to (and withheld from) that case, while it was actively being tried. There will likely be civil lawsuits brought against the state over this.

                  I am not a lawyer, and neither are you from what I can tell, so maybe it would be best to read what actual lawyers have to say about the matter before sharing your opinions. That’s what I did. Highly recommend.

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          Not that I agree with you, but what’s your idea of the prosecutor’s consequence? A fine? Firing? Disbarment?

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            Tbh, they should get disbarred as well. If playing dirty just turns into a stroke of luck for the accused and nothing more, it doesn’t really do much to stop the prosecution from doing it again. They get paid to play dirty and just move on to the next one when caught.

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            6 months ago

            I’m not familiar with how discipline for a prosecutor works, but I assume there is some process.

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        Yes, I’m very much in favor of those protections if acquitted. Usually, dismissal with prejudice is for whatever the “vexatious litigant” equivalent is for public criminal prosecution. Where there is misconduct on behalf of the prosecutor, the case should be retried fairly.