Re: Prosecuting attorney

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On 1/15/03, Allen wrote:
> What happens if a deputy prosecuting attorney will not
> investigate a friend of his? Is this a civil or criminal
> matter. His friend has comitted arson, three counts of
> attempted murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit
> murder, burglary, stalking. The prosecuting attorny justs
> turns his head. His friend commits these crimes wide open
> and even admits to some of them.

A prosecutor's job is to seek justice, and if he has a
conflict of interest, as this one seems to have, he must
either refer it to somebody else within his office, or make
sure that a special prosecutor is appointed.

If I were in your situation, I would probably first write
letters, so there is a paper trail, perhaps alert the media,
and assuming he is a local state prosecutor, possibly consult
the federal authorities.

Of course, this presupposes there is ample evidence to make a
case against the prosecutor's friend.

Daniel Jaffe, Arizona Criminal Defense Lawyer

Re: Prosecuting attorney, 12/13/03, by Daniel Jaffe, Criminal Defense Attorney.

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