11. Rehnquist said on Monday that in upholding the order, the appeals court had applied the wrong standard for examining claims of selective prosecution. 12. Selective prosecution can be hard to prove. 13. So this is a palpable case of selective prosecution for partisan purposes, right? 14. The defense argued that the Lees were targets of selective prosecution. 15. The judge in the case, Army Col. Ferdinand Clervi, earlier ruled that allegations of selective prosecution were not relevant to the case. 16. The judge in the pre-trial phase ruled that the alleged selective prosecution was not relevant to the merits of the charges. 17. The judge also turned aside claims the charges were too broad or vague or that Lindh was being subjected to selective prosecution. 18. The measure opens the door to selective prosecution of current or former officials who differ from the authorized line. 19. The selective prosecution by the government was another big legal issue. 20. We would never tolerate racial profiling or selective prosecution. |
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