Recent years have brought a number of high-profile criminal cases to the forefront.

To the majority of uninformed citizens, the deluge of recent prosecutions and very public trials may indicate a renaissance of social equality and judicial responsibility. Those of us familiar with the criminal justice system recognize the parade of press conferences as examples of prosecutorial sleight of hand.

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