http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/05/why-do-my-favorite-cops-always-turn-out-to-be-the-crooked-ones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-do-my-favorite-cops-always-turn-out-to-be-the-crooked-ones Criminal and DUI Defense in Washington, D.C. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/05/why-do-my-favorite-cops-always-turn-out-to-be-the-crooked-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 Hamilton Burger Thu, 13 May 2010 11:33:34 +0000 http://koehlerlaw.net/?p=2438#comment-1570 Bad cops make bad cases. As a prosecutor, I hated having a case depend upon a questionable police officer. It was rare, in my experience, to encounter a questionable police officer. Incompetent police officers were another matter; as were "rabid" (overly-enthusiastic) police officers. As a rule, I found most police departments populated by committed, admirable professionals. My recommendation to prosecutors who have the misfortune to encounter a questionable police officer in a case, do not hesitate to pull out the nolle prosequi form. Bad cops make bad cases. As a prosecutor, I hated having a case depend upon a questionable police officer. It was rare, in my experience, to encounter a questionable police officer. Incompetent police officers were another matter; as were “rabid” (overly-enthusiastic) police officers. As a rule, I found most police departments populated by committed, admirable professionals. My recommendation to prosecutors who have the misfortune to encounter a questionable police officer in a case, do not hesitate to pull out the nolle prosequi form.

]]> http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/05/why-do-my-favorite-cops-always-turn-out-to-be-the-crooked-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 mirriam Tue, 11 May 2010 13:32:06 +0000 http://koehlerlaw.net/?p=2438#comment-1535 Did you tell your kids about the corruption and that they had met him? They probably thought you were even cooler after that. Did you tell your kids about the corruption and that they had met him? They probably thought you were even cooler after that.

]]> http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/05/why-do-my-favorite-cops-always-turn-out-to-be-the-crooked-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 Brian Gurwitz Tue, 11 May 2010 13:30:48 +0000 http://koehlerlaw.net/?p=2438#comment-1534 Don’t feel betrayed. Celebrate the fact that you're a magnet for the dirty ones. What a great potential client base. Don’t feel betrayed. Celebrate the fact that you’re a magnet for the dirty ones. What a great potential client base.

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