Prosecutor using vaguely written laws to pile on charges to make the defense feel overwhelmed to force them into a plea deal for a lesser, but actually more accurate, charge? This is nothing new, it's been done for generations.
The sad thing is, this only truly affects the non-career criminals in our society. Career criminals, that these tactics are supposed to be for, will laugh in a prosecutor's face for suggesting such stupidity. It's how you give non-career criminals a new career option so they can laugh later.
>>>> Career criminals, that these tactics are supposed to be for, will laugh in a prosecutor's face for suggesting such stupidity
I'm pretty sure the three strikes law in California was enough to scare any career criminal into co-operating with prosecutors. At least until recently when changes have been proposed.
"California’s controversial three-strikes law mandated that anyone with two convictions on their record could be sentenced to life upon committing their third felony of any type. This includes theft, robbery, or burglary and up until 2011, could be applied legally to shoplifting. Passed in 1994 in response to the kidnapping of Polly Klaas by a repeat offender, California’s three-strikes law was the most unforgiving interpretation of the law in the country. Up until Tuesday, California was the only state to demand life-sentencing upon a third felony, regardless of whether or not that crime was violent."
The sad thing is, this only truly affects the non-career criminals in our society. Career criminals, that these tactics are supposed to be for, will laugh in a prosecutor's face for suggesting such stupidity. It's how you give non-career criminals a new career option so they can laugh later.