> As much as I detest Barwin, it made no sense to charge him with breaking a law that wasn’t on the books at the time of the shooting. <
I totally agree. Such a charge is unconstitutional. So take your pick:
A. The prosecutors are incompetent.
B. The fix was in. “Hey, Alec. We’ll charge with something serious. But no worries. It will go away.”
C. Both A and B.
Good point. I’m thinking A and B.
Yeah, they probably could have charged him with a more serious form of manslaughter. This charge has a maximum sentence of 18 months!? They threw in the gun charge which they knew didn’t apply. That is how you fix things for $$$s.