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To: Enterprise

Has he been charged or not?


157 posted on 03/31/2016 11:02:46 AM PDT by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: altura
The latest information is that he has not been formally charged. If the prosecutor signs off on the complaint, then he can be considered as "charged."

A prosecutor has a duty to review the case and see if the elements of a crime are present, and to determine if there is enough to get a conviction. If the elements are lacking, or a conviction is in serious doubt, a prosecutor will generally not file a case. I added the disclaimer because in some cases, political and activist pressure forces a prosecutor to file charges even when it is obvious someone is not guilty.

240 posted on 03/31/2016 12:41:24 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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