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<blockquote data-quote="SMS" data-source="post: 1673837" data-attributes="member: 42"><p>This should stimulate some good discussion (or not). </p><p></p><p>Reference this article: <a href="http://newsok.com/oklahoma-watch-district-attorney-supervision-program-called-conflict-of-interest/article/3631305" target="_blank">http://newsok.com/oklahoma-watch-district-attorney-supervision-program-called-conflict-of-interest/article/3631305</a></p><p></p><p>In short, in accordance with Oklahoma law, District Attorneys can prosecute an individual and then fund their office by having the individual they prosecute be sentenced to "DA supervision". That program requires the prosecuted individual to pay the DA a monthly fee in return for being "supervised" by the DA's office instead of being supervised by the Department of Corrections or a private probation office.</p><p></p><p>I'm no softy on crime/criminals but I have to agree that I see the potential for conflict of interest when the office doing the prosecuting serves to profit from said prosectution. Of course this all requires a judge to sentence the individual to DA supervision, but in many cases judges often rubber stamp the DA's recommendations during a plea deal.</p><p></p><p>I saw this play out in county when the DA decided to beef up his budget with DA supervision funds...it was not pretty. </p><p></p><p>What do y'all think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SMS, post: 1673837, member: 42"] This should stimulate some good discussion (or not). Reference this article: [url]http://newsok.com/oklahoma-watch-district-attorney-supervision-program-called-conflict-of-interest/article/3631305[/url] In short, in accordance with Oklahoma law, District Attorneys can prosecute an individual and then fund their office by having the individual they prosecute be sentenced to "DA supervision". That program requires the prosecuted individual to pay the DA a monthly fee in return for being "supervised" by the DA's office instead of being supervised by the Department of Corrections or a private probation office. I'm no softy on crime/criminals but I have to agree that I see the potential for conflict of interest when the office doing the prosecuting serves to profit from said prosectution. Of course this all requires a judge to sentence the individual to DA supervision, but in many cases judges often rubber stamp the DA's recommendations during a plea deal. I saw this play out in county when the DA decided to beef up his budget with DA supervision funds...it was not pretty. What do y'all think? [/QUOTE]
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