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	Friday, June 17, 2005

The American Criminal Legal System  (tidbits) Michael Jackson was declared innocent.  According to this news commentary, it was more than beating the odds -- it was a peculiar case.  It is said that a vast majority of criminal cases in California and elsewhere is now resolved by pleas.  As such, acquittals also are becoming rare.  For instance, in 2002, it was reported that in California, out of 236,471 felonies, only 766 or less than 1% were acquittals, and the overall conviction rate is about 83%. In Santa Barbara County, where the Jackson case was heared, the convinction was even at 87% percent.  And out of 2,407 felonies, only 3 were acquitted.   One of the takeouts here is that district attorneys don't prosecute unless they have a more than 50% chance of winning <more>....   10:58:20 PM     comment []   trackback []