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Fed Gov prosecutor
- US Attorney General
- US Attorney
- Assistant US Attorney
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US Attorney General
- top law enforcement
- Eric Holder
- Appointed by president but confirmed by the senate (need 51 “yeses”)
- Leave with president (political)
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US Attorney
- Top prosecutor
- Each district (of states)has one
- Appointed by president and confirmed by the senate
- political
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Assistant US Attorney
- Taken from law school (not by president)
- Not political (apolitical)
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State Prosecutor
- Have 95% of crimes to prosecute
- Each state system is different
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State prosecutors In CT
- States Attorney
- Assistant States Attorney
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States Attorney
- chief law enforcement officer
- 13 Judicial Districts, 1 per district
- Appointed by committee
- Try to make apolitical
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CT Courts
- Judicial District
- Geographic Area
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Judicial District
- less than in geographic
- Murder rape, arson
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Geographic area
violence, minor drug, DUI (low time in prison)
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Job of prosecutor
- educate the police and public about the legal system
- decide who should be prosecuted, what the charges should be and try the cases
- • if high price then decide not to take plea bargain and then have case with judge
- to do justice
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How prosecutor decides the penalty
- seriousness offense- how serious case
- offender- how often have been arrested
- strength of case- good case or bad case
- • decide to drop case, fine, put on probation, request go to jail, rehab program
- • decide what is worth their time to prosecute (lower level courts) and priority in community
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Percentage of trials that don’t go to trial
95%
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Restrictions of prosecutor
Have to give info even if go against their side (exculpatory evidence)
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Exculpatory evidence
Info that helps the defendant
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