#AmandaKnox's prosecutor heavily influenced by a wealthy Catholic mystic dedicated to exposing satanism: http://nyp.st/JsDLPm via @nypost
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Replying to @ChaseMadar
Almost reassuring to see that the U.S. isn't the only first-world nation with out-of-contro, righteous nutball prosecutors.
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Replying to @ChaseMadar
@ChMadar in my understanding (which could be wrong) the Italian system has de novo review & lots of reversals on appeal, though; -1 for us?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @saramayeux
@saramayeux I don't doubt it! My comparison was not about procedure but the culture, quality and unhinged-ness of prosecutors.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ChaseMadar
@ChMadar as in like, having some ppl who care about rules & stuff might be good, but not if they are given no limits (& the rules are dumb)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@saramayeux You happen to know of any good (or even mediocre) scholarly work on comparative prosecutorial culture?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ChMadar not really, I actually have been wanting to find some good comparative stuff on criminal procedure.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@saramayeux I can imagine peer nations with much less defendant-friendly crim pro than ours but with much milder, lenient outcomes…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@saramayeux Just as, per Stuntz anyway, US crim pro 60 years ago was harsher, but yielded much milder results than today, post-rts-rev.
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