Criminal Case Prosecutor

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The three conditions that must be met in order for a prosecutor to charge a person with a crime or crimes is has a crime been committed, has a perpetrator been identified, and is there enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to get a guilty verdict. A prosecutor has complete autonomy on deciding to prosecute a person. The prosecutor is the “most powerful actor in the administration of justice” (Bohm & Haley, 2011, p. 284). There are numerous reasons why a prosecutor chooses to not prosecute criminal cases. One of the reasons is that a prosecutor may feel the offense did not cause enough damage to prosecute. Another reason is that the prosecutor feels that the punishment for a first time offender of a certain crime

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