American Justice: Prosecutorial Discretion in the United States Criminal Justice System

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Autor(a) principal: Ely, Amie
Data de Publicação: 2017
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Pensar (Fortaleza. Online)
Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/rpen/article/view/5808
Resumo: As the only American attorneys charged with seeking justice, prosecutors play an important role and carry a unique burden in the justice system. In the United States, prosecutors are administrators of justice, representing a sovereign whose interest “is not that it shall win a case, but that justice shall be done.” This article describes the discretion afforded to American prosecutors--which includes deciding whether to initiate cases against defendants, dismiss charges, enter into plea agreements, or go to trial--and outlines the ethical rules and cases that guide and govern the exercise of that discretion.
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spelling American Justice: Prosecutorial Discretion in the United States Criminal Justice SystemProsecutor. Discretion. Ethics. Plea bargaining.As the only American attorneys charged with seeking justice, prosecutors play an important role and carry a unique burden in the justice system. In the United States, prosecutors are administrators of justice, representing a sovereign whose interest “is not that it shall win a case, but that justice shall be done.” This article describes the discretion afforded to American prosecutors--which includes deciding whether to initiate cases against defendants, dismiss charges, enter into plea agreements, or go to trial--and outlines the ethical rules and cases that guide and govern the exercise of that discretion.Universidade de Fortaleza2017-02-16info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://ojs.unifor.br/rpen/article/view/580810.5020/2317-2150.2016.v21n3p831Journal of Legal Sciences; Vol. 21 No. 3 (2016); 831-846Revista de Ciencias Jurídicas; Vol. 21 Núm. 3 (2016); 831-846Pensar - Revista de Ciências Jurídicas; v. 21 n. 3 (2016); 831-8462317-21501519-8464reponame:Pensar (Fortaleza. Online)instname:Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)instacron:UNIFORporhttps://ojs.unifor.br/rpen/article/view/5808/pdfCopyright (c) 2016 Pensar - Revista de Ciências Jurídicasinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEly, Amie2017-03-10T17:20:47Zoai:ojs.ojs.unifor.br:article/5808Revistahttps://periodicos.unifor.br/rpenhttp://ojs.unifor.br/index.php/rpen/oai||revistapensar@unifor.br2317-21501519-8464opendoar:2017-03-10T17:20:47Pensar (Fortaleza. Online) - Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)false
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title American Justice: Prosecutorial Discretion in the United States Criminal Justice System
spellingShingle American Justice: Prosecutorial Discretion in the United States Criminal Justice System
Ely, Amie
Prosecutor. Discretion. Ethics. Plea bargaining.
title_short American Justice: Prosecutorial Discretion in the United States Criminal Justice System
title_full American Justice: Prosecutorial Discretion in the United States Criminal Justice System
title_fullStr American Justice: Prosecutorial Discretion in the United States Criminal Justice System
title_full_unstemmed American Justice: Prosecutorial Discretion in the United States Criminal Justice System
title_sort American Justice: Prosecutorial Discretion in the United States Criminal Justice System
author Ely, Amie
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Prosecutor. Discretion. Ethics. Plea bargaining.
topic Prosecutor. Discretion. Ethics. Plea bargaining.
description As the only American attorneys charged with seeking justice, prosecutors play an important role and carry a unique burden in the justice system. In the United States, prosecutors are administrators of justice, representing a sovereign whose interest “is not that it shall win a case, but that justice shall be done.” This article describes the discretion afforded to American prosecutors--which includes deciding whether to initiate cases against defendants, dismiss charges, enter into plea agreements, or go to trial--and outlines the ethical rules and cases that guide and govern the exercise of that discretion.
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