No that is not what I'm saying ,I'm saying if you knowing withhold information that shows someone could be innocent or hide evidence showing they may be innocent then you should have to be tried . As it stands now later , maybe years later you can get an appeal if it comes out the Leo or prosecutor withholds evidence of innocence but there is no consequences paid by the Leo or prosecutor . Besides I am not saying everyone involved should go to jail just the parties that tried to or kept them from having a fair trial . No innocent Leo or prosecutor will be sentenced because they will get a fair trial just like everyone else does . If it is shown the LEO did his job to the best of his ability and without prejudice and had no knowledge of evidence being hid the Grand jury will probably not recommend charges and if they do a good lawyer can take care of it for them .
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I get that may not be what you meant but it is what you said. Statutory Rape considers the circumstances at the time of the action and not what was known (lack of knowledge regarding the victims age is not a defense) so there is precedent for what was actually typed. But you meant there must be intent. That's a high bar. Sure, there are cases where it is clear someone had information they didn't act on. But it's easy for me to claim negligence and skirt the law. After all, not going to get information does not prove intent if it's reasonable to say they didn't know what the information was beforehand. that's negligence and out of the reach of this law.
And at the end of the day, regardless of my actions, I could still end up in front of a grand jury or a judge. Because I was acting under the color of law, are you, the taxpayer, going to cover my legal bills? Of will I have to bear that financial burden?
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