[Bush2000]

Hynes said he would only ask Dixon to serve four weekends in jail in exchange for a guilty plea.

What that tells me is that the DA is looking for a quick resolution to the case. He doesn't want to prosecute it because he knows that a jury would be sympathetic to a guy just trying to protect his child -- and that's exactly how a defense attorney would present it. He feared for his life -- or his child. Either way, he wins. He was smart to spurn the deal. Let the DA do the heavy lifting -- and lose.

[aristeides]

Knowing that this case is a loser, Hynes should have dropped it, and still should drop it. He has what is called "prosecutorial discretion," and should exercise it here.