For these rates to look reasonable, one would have to assume the cops and prosecutors just don’t make mistakes.
The US Department of Justice reported a 97% conviction rate in federal courts for 2012.
To a reasonable person that makes their title an oxymoron. I’d be much happier with a 75% conviction rate.
Come to think of it, why bother hiring an attorney if you’re to be tried in federal court?
A case dropped in mid trial, would it count in calculating that percentage?