September 1 will start a frightening new era for criminal justice in Texas, as the 'rogue prosecutor' law takes effect.
Tampa's locally elected Democratic prosecutor over statements that his office would not prosecute abortion-related cases and cases involving anti-transgender laws. Last November, Pennsylvania's House of Representatives voted to impeach Philadelphia's Democratic District Attorney, not over criminal activity, but over his policy not to prosecute certain minor crimes.
There are, however, plenty of cannabis smokers police could go after if they wanted. But it's a hard crime to prove. When the Texas Legislature legalized hemp in 2019, they defined legal hemp as cannabis containing less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol .
So what Texas Republicans have characterized as"rogue" prosecution is actually very much in alignment with this country's principles. The GOP demonstrated unawareness or willful disregard for the presumption of innocence when their efforts to rein in"rogue prosecutors" started back up this legislative session. As it waswould have barred D.A.s from avoiding prosecutions on any categorical basis, without an exception for insufficient evidence.
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