or prosecution and to select those in which the offense is the most flagrant, the public harm the greatest, and the proof the most certain." (quoting Robert H. Jackson, Attorney Gen. of the U.S., Address to the Second Annual Conference of United States Attorneys: The Federal Prosecutor (Apr. 1, 1940))); 483 Parl Deb

ecutor's discretion.") Is prosecutorial discretion a good thing/? Many argue that it can be lawless and tyrannical. Justice (then Attorney General) Robert H. Jackson famously told us: "If the prosecutor is obliged to choose his cases, it follows that he can choose his defendants. Therein is the most dangerous pow

ecutor's discretion.") Is prosecutorial discretion a good thing/? Many argue that it can be lawless and tyrannical. Justice (then Attorney General) Robert H. Jackson famously told us: "If the prosecutor is obliged to choose his cases, it follows that he can choose his defendants. Therein is the most dangerous pow