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Federal Prosecutors Assailed in Outcry Over Sentencing

Critics say prosecutors are using their discretionary power to strong-arm defendants into pleading guilty and over-punish those who do not.     [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Crime and Criminals

Topics:     , those, over-punish, guilty, pleading, defendants, strong-arm, power, discretionary, using, prosecutors, Critics, Sentencing, Outcry, Assailed, Prosecutors, Federal

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/us/federal-prosecutors-assailed-in-outcry-over-sentencing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss