“...we could not make out the elements of the crime charged...”
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This is lawyer speak for...what?
That’s the District Attorney, and it is lawyer-speak for “There was no crime committed, the arrest was false, and the jackboot-thug cop is in deep doo-doo.”
At least that’s what I think it means.
Da Po-lice is whack!
The idiot cop's charges were baseless.
no crime committed and we are in danger of being sued
This is lawyer speak for...what?
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TRANSLATION:
This was a completely dumba$$ move by the police officer.
I hope she wins her civil case --BIG TIME!
---Want to infringe on our rights...
---MAKE THEM PAY!!
(Its the only language they understand... this side of recall ballots)
>> “This is lawyer speak for...what?” <<
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“There was no crime committed.”
It means the prosecuter decided he couldn’t win the case.
Gotta keep them conviction rates up for re-election of the DA
Seriously-they saw they had a turd dropped in their lap from both a PR standpoint and the likliehood of a conviction and dropped the steamer rather than get it smeared all over them.
Ya can’t polish a turd and spray paint only covers the smell for so long
Every charged crime has some basic elements that must be proven in order to prove the charge and make a conviction. For example, mens rea (a "guilty mind", aka intent), actus reas (the guilty action), a (valid) law forbidding the act, establishing that the intent and the act were concurrent, etc.
In this case, the government would have a tough time with at least two of just those four elements, hence they dropped the pretense of the threats against the girl.
“False arrest”