Prosecutorial Quotes

You just don't have criminal trials dismissed because of prosecutorial misconduct, intentional or unintentional. - Allen Lichtenstein

This indictment is nothing more than prosecutorial retribution by a partisan Democrat. - Kevin Madden

These charges have no basis in the facts or the law... Ronnie Earle has tried to manufacture charges against Republicans involved in winning those elections using arcane statutes never before utilized in a case in the state. This indictment is nothing more than prosecutorial retribution by a partisan Democrat. - Kevin Madden

Ronnie Earle has stooped to a new low with his brand of prosecutorial abuse, ... He is trying to pull the legal equivalent of a 'do-over' since he knows very well that the charges he brought against me last week are totally manufactured and illegitimate. - Tom DeLay

Of course, the implication is that there is something amiss, but I think that issue is far from settled. In fact, I believe that this government effort is a fishing expedition that unnecessarily disrupts the normal business operations of resellers and the manufacturers that supply them. If the government thought something was really wrong, they wouldn't have cast such a wide net to go hunting. I think this is a classic example of prosecutorial overreach. - Larry Allen

It's standard prosecutorial practice to do exactly that. - Robert Bittman

It's just an awful, awful story. It was one of those cases that, in a perfect world, one would think the prosecutorial arm of our government might exercise better discretion on how to handle. - John Palmer

In my judgment, eliminating prosecutorial options at the same time that the defendant has failed to yield any of its own options threaten to weaken and slow down the case, rather than provide a route to 'prompt, effective, and certain relief' as your press release claims. - John Conyers