Yeah, but he pled on a federal charge never brought against Trump. Maybe it's a touch of cosmic justice, but I'm not sure I buy that a state prosecutor should move in ways they ordinarily wouldn't to make up for the feds not moving on it. Maybe.
I really like the angle, though, that criminal defendants like retail thieves routinely face d…
Yeah, but he pled on a federal charge never brought against Trump. Maybe it's a touch of cosmic justice, but I'm not sure I buy that a state prosecutor should move in ways they ordinarily wouldn't to make up for the feds not moving on it. Maybe.
I really like the angle, though, that criminal defendants like retail thieves routinely face dubious, stretchy legal shenanigans like the business record thing and the not-a-burglary theory you mention (which strikes me as a joke, frankly) -- the sort of thing I'm complaining about -- and what's sauce for the goose, etc. I would prefer a world with no shenanigans.
Yeah, but he pled on a federal charge never brought against Trump. Maybe it's a touch of cosmic justice, but I'm not sure I buy that a state prosecutor should move in ways they ordinarily wouldn't to make up for the feds not moving on it. Maybe.
I really like the angle, though, that criminal defendants like retail thieves routinely face dubious, stretchy legal shenanigans like the business record thing and the not-a-burglary theory you mention (which strikes me as a joke, frankly) -- the sort of thing I'm complaining about -- and what's sauce for the goose, etc. I would prefer a world with no shenanigans.