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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a big part of the problem

[twitter]https://twitter.com/dccrimefacts/status/1701374436786557271[/twitter][/quote]

Do we know if this is due more to choices by USAO or due to other factors like the crime lab and changes in legal precedent that make it harder to convict?[/quote]

Graves did a pilot project in Chinatown, removing ALL prosecutorial discretion for cases in a small geographic area. Prosecutions there rose to at least pre-cv levels, all other factors unchanged.

Despite that bump in numbers, overall the overall prosecution rate fell 4% from June to July. Coincidence? Slowdown? Them expressing displeasure at having discretion limited? ???? who knows but it is striking. Graves was scolded by Congress and promised to do better but numbers dropped from June to July. The staff attorneys wield tremendous power, maybe July was a reminder.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/05/chinatown-crime-dc-police/

https://dccrimefacts.substack.com/p/crime-is-up-but-prosecutions-fell

There are a lot of factions within USAO among staff prosecutors. the common denominator since 2017, although there have been several USAOs appointed by D/R/D the rate of no papering soared. https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/04/politics/black-prosecutors-dc-gun-cases/index.html[/quote]

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