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Prosecutors: We’re Punishing Sinners

Mark Bennett | January 7, 2009

The latest discussion of the ethics of a factually-guilty person putting the government to its burden, which started with Illinois criminal defense lawyer Jeremy Ritchey’s post here, then bounced to my post here and back to Jeremy’s here and onward to Virginia prosecutor Ken Lammers (a good discussion will do that, you know), here, who [...]

Chuck’s Apology

Mark Bennett | December 28, 2007

This came out today, in response to the events I discussed here:

For Immediate Release:

Contact: Chuck Rosenthal
Friday, December 28, 2007
713-755-5810
Statement by Chuck Rosenthal
Recently some Harris County District Attorney inner office emails have been released in the media.
I understand that I have said some things that have [...]