As far back as 1972, in a case involving the prosecution of a North Carolina (USA) 'term paper' company, the prosecuting solicitor apparently stated "We were not interested in the prosecution of the students and told them we would not disclose their names".
The former are criminal and punitive in their nature, and the government, the courts, and the people are interested in their prosecution.
"He did call me and expressed his keen interest in the case, asked me to keep him informed on a daily basis, literally, and told me that the highest levels of the Department of Justice here and in Mexico were interested in the prosecution," Mr. Shelby said.
We and many others are interested in having that prosecution gap closed".
"We're interested in high-profile prosecutions such as Mr. Khodorkovsky, hoping that the trials are fair, and they'll have the opportunity to defend themselves.
Mr Gallagher said on a personal level he is not interested in a truth commission or prosecutions.
Buying horses for slaughter in California is illegal, but there appears to be little interest in prosecution.
Those factors, the first because a defendant may receive credit toward a sentence for time served and the second because it reduces the likelihood of the defendants committing future crimes, moderate the importance of the governmental interest in prosecution.
"That said, I never saw a case in this special category where I could discern the remotest public interest in prosecution … Looking at these tragic cases and considering the dreadful plight of the relatives, I struggled to see them as criminals.
Moreover, the doctrinal rationale of Quarrles -- that there are sometimes societal and national interests larger than those of either the suspect's rights or the government's interest in prosecution -- underscores a larger reason why Conservative misinformation about Miranda's application in terror investigations is so misguided.
