tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2163754453742466425..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Galveston DA drops politicized prosecution against bloggerGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14311706852718146592012-04-01T11:51:04.523-05:002012-04-01T11:51:04.523-05:00Personally, I think immunity for judges should als...Personally, I think immunity for judges should also be dialed back while we're at it. They are just as much a part of the system as prosecutors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42983527146045988812012-04-01T11:12:01.625-05:002012-04-01T11:12:01.625-05:00@anonymous 8:00am -
Wouldn't the recommendati...@anonymous 8:00am - <br /><i>Wouldn't the recommendation that a charge be filed which is later determined to be invalid or unsupported by the evidence be exactly the kind of misconduct that lawsuits should be allowed for?</i><br /><br />It seems difficult to use that as the definition of prosecutor misconduct. Many cases are supported by the evidence at the time they are filed, but when witnesses are unavailable for trial, the case no longer is supported by the evidence and must be dismissed.afnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46855758599166664692012-04-01T08:07:23.644-05:002012-04-01T08:07:23.644-05:00Who says? The proposal at the Lege last year was t...Who says? The proposal at the Lege last year was to give prosecutors "qualified" immunity like police officers instead of "absolute" immunity they have now. Even so, it's still virtually impossible to sue police officers except in cases of extreme, sustained misconduct.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8915859668936246512012-04-01T08:00:17.531-05:002012-04-01T08:00:17.531-05:00Wouldn't the recommendation that a charge be f...Wouldn't the recommendation that a charge be filed which is later determined to be invalid or unsupported by the evidence be exactly the kind of misconduct that lawsuits should be allowed for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-53051655134996031612012-04-01T07:44:41.521-05:002012-04-01T07:44:41.521-05:00Haven't heard of any misconduct allegations ye...Haven't heard of any misconduct allegations yet, 7:01. What is your reference? Do you think the prosecutor broke some particular rule, law, etc.?Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70808785823560824212012-04-01T07:01:37.789-05:002012-04-01T07:01:37.789-05:00Is this one of the circumstances where the Innocen...Is this one of the circumstances where the Innocence Project is wanting to expand the ability of plaintiff's lawyers to file suit against prosecutors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com