This Changes Everything: A Call for a Directive, Goal-Oriented Principle to Guide the Discretion of Federal Prosecutors
Valparaiso Law Review, Vol. 39, p. 625, 2005
61 Pages
Posted: 5 Sep 2008
University of St. Thomas - School of Law (Minnesota)
Date Written: September 4, 2008
Abstract
The breadth of discretion enjoyed by federal prosecutors has been widely noted and often criticized, but few realistic proposals have been made to limit or channel that discretion. This article suggests the articulation of an over-arching principle by the Attorney General to focus that often-troubling discretion.
Keywords: sentencing, prosecutorial discretion, Attorney General, federal prosecutors
JEL Classification: K14, K42, K40
Suggested Citation:
Suggested Citation
Osler, Mark William, This Changes Everything: A Call for a Directive, Goal-Oriented Principle to Guide the Discretion of Federal Prosecutors (September 4, 2008). Valparaiso Law Review, Vol. 39, p. 625, 2005. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1263353
