1. Besides the unlimited license to overcharge, the prosecutor has a crowbar called time to hold over your head. 2. In his opening statement, defense attorney Estelito Mendoza insisted that prosecutors do not have sufficient evidence for a conviction. 3. One of the major flaws in the existing system is that the prosecutor has immunity from law suits claiming malicious prosecution. 4. How much longer does the independent prosecutor have a mandate to pursue this investigation? 5. Although he did not remember the prosecutions of Nichols and Williams specifically, he said prosecutors have the right to change their minds. 6. Although prosecutors had a videotape of portions of the fight, there was no tape that showed the final assault on Sarti. 7. Although no man is apolitical, this prosecutor has no political check on him, and is seldom held to account. 8. And because pornographers and pedophiles are constantly seeking new material, he said, prosecutors often have plenty of evidence from which to choose. 9. And if Rukaj is indicted and the case goes to trial, prosecutors may well have to call Leavitt to testify. 10. And late last month, a person in law enforcement with detailed knowledge of the investigation said prosecutors had other physical evidence against Skakel. |