Attorney General Pam Bondi directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione - eviltoast
  • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    That’s true in state crimes, but federal prosecutions are actually very different.

    Federal prosecutors have a lot more room to argue and in general the court tends to favor the prosecution much more.

    The judge is responsible for sentencing (and Trump appointed a lot, guarantee he gets a Trump judge), while discovery is much more restrictive against the defendant.