Devastating Case Outcomes? Expert Attorney Explains DA Decisions
Do prosecutors handle similar cases differently? Absolutely, says San Jose criminal defense attorney Stuart Kirchick—not only county to county, but deputy to deputy within the same office. Which DA and judge you draw, he says, can make all the difference between a reasonable disposition and a hard-line one. Often it comes down to the luck of the draw.
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Answered by Stuart Kirchick · San Jose, CA
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— how the DA and judge you draw can make all the difference
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Do prosecutors handle similar cases differently?
Absolutely—not only county to county, but deputy to deputy within the same office, so which DA and judge you draw can make all the difference. Often it comes down to the luck of the draw.
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