All valid points. I just know we turned it all over to the defense teams in the past. If we felt during the investigation there was evidence that could clear the suspect we investigated further and did not charge the suspect. Many times we sat with the DA and discussed the case to determine the strength of the case.
The Courts have been disappointing for decades ago from what I witnessed. The Courts were overwhelmed with court cases. So many DA's would offer plea deals that were disgusting and no longer did the punishment fit the crime. Their agenda was to clear as many cases as they could. That is the reality of where the system broke down.
Yep, it's spelled out nicely in "The Nonsense Factory," a book by Bruce Cannon Gibney (litigator turned venture capitalist) about how our legal system has deteriorated since the 1950s as laws have become needlessly complex, clouded by politics and influenced by money.
Amen on the politics. The DA would run for election with the claim that they cleared out any cases with convictions. What they failed to mention in their campaigns was that it was the victims who were shorted on justice. There is truth and there is absolute truth. I prefer absolute truth. There is a difference.
All valid points. I just know we turned it all over to the defense teams in the past. If we felt during the investigation there was evidence that could clear the suspect we investigated further and did not charge the suspect. Many times we sat with the DA and discussed the case to determine the strength of the case.
The Courts have been disappointing for decades ago from what I witnessed. The Courts were overwhelmed with court cases. So many DA's would offer plea deals that were disgusting and no longer did the punishment fit the crime. Their agenda was to clear as many cases as they could. That is the reality of where the system broke down.
Yep, it's spelled out nicely in "The Nonsense Factory," a book by Bruce Cannon Gibney (litigator turned venture capitalist) about how our legal system has deteriorated since the 1950s as laws have become needlessly complex, clouded by politics and influenced by money.
Amen on the politics. The DA would run for election with the claim that they cleared out any cases with convictions. What they failed to mention in their campaigns was that it was the victims who were shorted on justice. There is truth and there is absolute truth. I prefer absolute truth. There is a difference.