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Brian - the other point is, what is the person guilty of? Let's say a guy drives after consuming alcohol, has an accident, injures someone, and knocks down a fence. That could be careless, negligent, or reckless behavior (those are all degrees of culpability), it could be a property damage...

There is room for lots of discussion about whether filing "maximum" charges is right. All I have time to say right now is that because you don't, as a prosecutor, have all the information available to you, you may file the maximum that you think is winnable and reasonable, but you know that...

Anyone who thinks it is more honest or honorable or healthy to just "plead out" to whatever criminal charges have been filed clearly does not understand the criminal justice system. As a former prosecutor, I can tell you that the charges that are filed are usually maximized, and it takes the...

Here I go, always being the sensitive and serious one. Shoplifting is very often a "cry for help" crime (consciously or subconsciously). If a behavior just doesn't make sense, like a person with high visibility and presumably some means shoplifting luxury items, it's usually (once you rule out...