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He might be thinking about the case of Dale Akiki in San Diego. You can google it. A movie was made about this, although I have no idea if it is reflective of what actually happened as movies rarely are.

I will say this, though. The reputation of Child protective services took a real beating for their participation in this case, as well as psychology. This seems to have been a witch hunt in every sense of the word. We should hope and pray that nobody from so-called "child protective services" ever knocks on your door, or that of your kids and grandkids.

lildave40 wrote:

cb1000rider wrote:I think its another good example of what happens when you've got a prison system that's already "full".. Had to keep the really bad ones.

What is worst than a person than a person who molest a 2 year old. Our judicial system as a whole is flaud. Nowadays a criminal has more rights than a law abiding person

A person who is ready and willing to convict a person without proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

In this case, that proof was lacking, incomplete, flawed, unavailable. If it were otherwise, the prosecutors would have been more than ready to put on the evidence and obtain a conviction.

Among the other factors heretofore unmentioned, is the lamentable practice of overcharging, where prosecutors charge the most serious offenses they can imagine knowing that, in hopes that, when plea bargaining time comes, the pressure upon the defendant will be maximized. It happens, especially in Federal Court where offenses tend to be more, ahhhh, esoteric.

He should have admitted the facts of the charge he pled to, injury to a child, etc. nothing else.

Without full details of the evidence, witnesses, etc. the prosecutor had to work with, it is foolish to work yourself into a frenzy over this. Concerns, of course, but not all cases are perfect, and it is a matter of judgment and experience to decide when close enough will have to do.

I did not handle very many criminal cases; they never caught any of my clients but I did see several instances where prosecutors had to make a deal for lesser charges, in a few cases a lot lower charges, because the evidence was not there to make "beyond a reasonable doubt" a good bet. They know the defendant did something bad, so they don't want him to walk, but they don't quite have an air tight case. So, it's "Let's Make A Deal" time.

I believe it is poor practice to come to a firm conclusion about a case outcome unless you sat in the courtroom, saw what the jury saw and heard what the jury heard. You just don't... can't... get an accurate picture of all the details from news accounts, or partial reports.