To: thenderson
"The original arrest might have been for drug possession, criminal trespass, possession of burglar tools, weapon possession, possession of stolen property, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, assault, and a assault on a police officer. To keep the criminal justice system operating, a prosecutor might agree to drop all but the drug charge."
OK, so possession of stolen property, terroristic threats, assault, and the occasional assault on a police officer are no big deal, but a little drugs go a long way.
At the risk of my own position and profession in the law, maybe the criminal justice system ought to be about stopping and punishing the assaulters and terrorists instead of the drug possessors. Just another wacko concept from this member of the thinking end of the population.
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12/20/2003 12:57:10 AM PST by
Unknowing
(Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.)
To: Unknowing
I'm not defending the practice of plea bargaining. Rather, I'm answering a poster's contention that many people in prison are there "just" for "prohibition" offenses. What I'm pointing out is that, though the conviction might be for drugs, it takes a lot more for someone to get sentenced to a state prison in NJ.
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