Lawyer Prosecutor vs. Defending Self
Guilty
63%
17%
Pled Down
D/D/NG
20%
n=340
Dispositions involving a prosecutor against someone defending themselves were 214 found guilty, 58 pled down to lesser charges, and 68 were dismissed, dropped, found not guilty or disappeared from the public index for unknown reasons.
Likely Officer Prosecuting vs. Defending Self
Guilty
49%
Pled Down
28%
D/D/NG
23%
n=425
Dispositions involving an officer prosecuting against someone defending themselves were 208 found guilty, 119 pled down to lesser charges, and 97 dismissed, dropped, found not guilty or disappeared from the public index for unknown reasons. In our data, the highest conviction rate (63%) was when a lawyer is prosecuting against someone defending themselves. The conviction rate for officers prosecuting against someone defending themselves was the next highest (49%). Having a retained defense attorney was associated with lower conviction rates with the lowest rate being for officers prosecuting against a defense attorney, as those cases resulted in a DUI conviction in just 13% of cases. This pairing is one often referenced in our state as problematic when discussing the issue of the need to not have officers prosecuting
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