Comments on: Your Witness . . . No, Not Literally http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/11/your-witness-no-not-literally.html the tao of criminal defense trial lawyering Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:39:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mickey Fox http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/11/your-witness-no-not-literally.html/comment-page-1#comment-11707 Mickey Fox Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:54:06 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/11/your-witness-no-not-literally.html#comment-11707 Funny notion. I have often explained to clients that the victim's wishes respecting the withdrawal of charges do not make charges go away as they are brought by the state. (I don't often go into the esoteric explanation regarding a crime's being committed against the state and not the victim, but...) Funny notion. I have often explained to clients that the victim’s wishes respecting the withdrawal of charges do not make charges go away as they are brought by the state. (I don’t often go into the esoteric explanation regarding a crime’s being committed against the state and not the victim, but…)

]]> By: Mike Foley http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/11/your-witness-no-not-literally.html/comment-page-1#comment-11527 Mike Foley Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:08:15 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/11/your-witness-no-not-literally.html#comment-11527 I wish more prosecutors knew and understood the difference. How many times have we heard "the victim" wants this" or law enforcement thinks this is the appropriate penalty. And even worse, that is the case right up until the victim says " I don't want to prosecute, I don't want to testify." Then, the prosecutor understands it is his decision on how to proceed (according to office policy, which says don't drop anything until the day of trial) Justice? What's that? I wish more prosecutors knew and understood the difference. How many times have we heard “the victim” wants this” or law enforcement thinks this is the appropriate penalty. And even worse, that is the case right up until the victim says ” I don’t want to prosecute, I don’t want to testify.” Then, the prosecutor understands it is his decision on how to proceed (according to office policy, which says don’t drop anything until the day of trial)

Justice? What’s that?

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