My concerns were with the impact and consequences of the prosecution statements, the "perp walk", the leaks and media coverage upon a possibly and presumed innocent man.
Journalists are finding it more and more difficult to cultivate the trust of whistleblowers, a consequence of the aggressive prosecutions that have already occurred.
The outcome of these legislative battles could have far greater consequences for the prosecution of child molesters, compensation of victims and financial health of some Catholic dioceses, legal experts say, than the trial of a church official in Philadelphia, where the jury is currently deliberating.
This privilege is a logic consequence of the presumption of innocence, which places the burden of proof of guilt on the prosecution.
This, of course, was the counter-productive consequence of prosecution evidence repeated verbatim in newspapers throughout the British Commonwealth.
Here, however, the Court restricted that ability to comply with court rules, especially if those rules were of equal consequence upon both the prosecution and the defense.
But we also learned that when dealing with major companies or industries, we had to carefully consider the collateral consequences of our prosecutions.
A further argument worth consideration is whether the penal consequences of extradition, prosecution and conviction such as the length of any sentence and the conditions in which it may be served should be taken into account.
How would your Justice department weigh the "collateral consequences" of its prosecution of financial firms?
