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Rule 3.8: The Not So Special Responsibilities Of Prosecutors, Ahmed M.T. Riaz
Rule 3.8: The Not So Special Responsibilities Of Prosecutors, Ahmed M.T. Riaz
Ahmed M.T. Riaz
Prosecutors are obligated to fulfill responsibilities that stretch beyond the usual scope of duties retained by non-prosecuting attorneys. A broad generalization as to why such differences exist may be reasoned from the fact that a prosecutor is a government official, a position which necessarily carries a duty to “seek justice.” However, the differences may more specifically be categorized in four ways. First, because prosecutors are government officials, they are provided great access to government resources; second, prosecutors are subject to different legal obligations than any other type of attorney, such as being burdened by a reasonable doubt standard; third, the …