1. But Hyde said that prosecutorial discretion could weed out such cases. 2. But prosecutorial discretion alone cannot end the injustices noted by the congressmen. 3. Consider the consequence of this law to a minor who commits a felony with a gun and, based on prosecutorial discretion, is tried as an adult. 4. First, he called for the Immigration and Naturalization Service to exercise prosecutorial discretion in hardship cases. 5. He claimed a policy known as prosecutorial discretion, which is granted to him in the statute. 6. Last November the INS issued guidelines for its staff on exercising prosecutorial discretion. 7. Members of Congress say INS should only pursue those cases that merit it and that the agency still has prosecutorial discretion. 8. Over the last several months the INS has been drafting guidelines for the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. 9. Supporters of the new federal legislation say the differences between one young person charged with crime and another can be taken care of by prosecutorial discretion. 10. The INS takes the position that it does not have prosecutorial discretion to bring only the more serious deportation cases. |
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