No tar and feathers, but ‘heat’ was applied from all across the country, and the county attorney has dropped the felony charge...
All too often DAs represent one of the weakest links and biggest threats to the USA criminal justice system because they make decisions not by testimony or law, but by whim, and by the seat of their pants.
A DA should be required to provide a detailed written brief and synopsis on their rationale for charges (or release) in view of the circumstances, evidence, and history of the defendant.
Their reasoning to put any defendant and the public through hell should be fully documented so that it can be either substantiated or discredited later. This BS of an elected public servant deciding only on whim the future of citizenry is nonsense. They need to fully justify it.
BTW just as important this should apply also to law enforcement facing or being released from charges too. They need to have detailed documentation on their decisions.