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I did a little reserach - the current Commonwealth Att R Stamos has stated during her campaign “Arlington hasn’t had a wrongful conviction in 30 years. ‘-in over 30 years not 1? 
Dozens of local attorneys have signed a blistering letter criticizing the tactics of prosecutors in Arlington. It has also been signed by criminal defense and civil rights lawyers- note the letter does not endorse anyone.

“We are concerned that although only 9% of Arlington is African-American, black people represent nearly half of those charged with driving on a suspended license, and nearly 60% of those charged with marijuana possession in Arlington. Black people also represent over 60% of persons convicted in Arlington of obstruction of justice, trespassing, and larceny. We are concerned that the low incidence of trials in Arlington is mainly due to overcharging and the fear of harsh consequences if a defendant does not accept a plea bargain”. 
“We are concerned that Arlington convicts defendants of felonies at more than twice the rate of neighboring jurisdictions, despite its very low crime rate. We are worried that this reflects a culture of overcriminalization.” 
“We are concerned that the Arlington County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s discovery policy, which prohibits the use of technology to obtain copies of police reports and other documents, places unique and arbitrary restrictions on the discovery process, making it needlessly difficult for defense attorneys to be prepared for trial.”--That is absurd. Why should attorney's have to hand copy such items as police reports, detective's notes, etc? That procedure detracts from a fair trial as it is time prohibitive and cost (client cost) prohibitive, and less accurate, to hand copy all that material.

"Among all Northern Virginia jurisdictions, there is a consensus among defense attorneys that Arlington is the most difficult environment in which to obtain fair results, and the fact that so many attorneys were willing to take a professional risk by putting their names on this letter bears that out."

She has been in office for over 30 years. It concerns me that she has no professional experience other than the Arlington County prosecutor's office. Rarely is a one-dimensional view of the world a well-balanced, open-minded approach. She and has no other experience while she may have a D next to her name she is harsher than many R’s. 
Stamos appears to believe that she is ENTITLED to keep her elected office. Ms. Stamos has conveniently tried to paint herself as a reformer when her well-documented history is as anything but. [/quote]

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