“Just remember that nonviolent crimes include burglary, auto theft, drug dealing, pimping, identity theft.”
“non-violent” convictions are also often plead-downs from violent crimes too. A guy beats and robs someone. The police catch him, and he has coke. Often it’s much easier to drop the (harder to prove) assault charges if he agrees to plead guilty to the coke charges, which are a sure bet.
Precisely. With a drug offense, the cop's testimony re possession is sufficient. With other offenses, victim testimony may be required and that can be iffy, especially if the perp has a violent reputation.
True.