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ment's enforcement policy. All these are substantial concerns that make the courts properly hesitant to examine the decision whether to prosecute. Wayte v. United States, 470 U.S. 598, 607-08 (1985); see also Fokker, 818 F.3d at 737-738 (noting the long-settled understandings about the independence o
chapter shall be construed to impair the prosecutorial discretion of the Attorney General or any officer under his direction." In United States v. Thetford, 935 F. Supp. 2d 1280 (N.D. Ala. 2013), victims of a boat theft sought to reopen the defendant's guilty plea. The victims complained that the FBI f
ment's enforcement policy. All these are substantial concerns that make the courts properly hesitant to examine the decision whether to prosecute. Wayte v. United States, 470 U.S. 598, 607-08 (1985); see also Fokker, 818 F.3d at 737-738 (noting the long-settled understandings about the independence o
chapter shall be construed to impair the prosecutorial discretion of the Attorney General or any officer under his direction." In United States v. Thetford, 935 F. Supp. 2d 1280 (N.D. Ala. 2013), victims of a boat theft sought to reopen the defendant's guilty plea. The victims complained that the FBI f
Article: Criminal Enforcement Redundancy: Oversight of Decisions Not to Prosecute
e.g., United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456, 463-66 (1996) (examining the Equal Protection Clause's prohibition on racially- motivated charging); Wayte v. United States, 470 U.S. 598, 608 (1985) (holding due process bars prosecution in retaliation for exercising fundamental rights); Kolender v. Lawso
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016514 →hat there shall be no judicial review of the final decision of the Attorney General by a complainant." Id. § 3771(f)(2)(D); see also United States v. Thetford, 935 F. Supp. 2d 1280, 1282 (ND. Ala. 2013) ("These rights, however, do not extend to giving crime victims veto power over the prosecutor's discretio
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016522 →Entities connected to both Wayte and Thetford

Jeffrey Epstein
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United States
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Kenneth Marra
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Bradley Edwards
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Paul Cassell
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Department of Justice
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S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Supreme Court
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Dexter Lee
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the University of Utah
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Jay Lefkowitz
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A. Marie Villafana
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George W. Bush
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Scarlett Johansson
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