These two blog posts are takes on the same news story:
1. The Rewards of Substantial Assistance: Pedro and Margarito Flores were awarded a sentence reduction from life to 14 years because they became valuable informers against the Mexican drug cartels.
2. Did feds just win the drug war?: kingpin twin drug dealers get kingly sentencing break thanks to cooperation
The first is a post I wrote for my job at a law firm. Naturally enough, then, it presents the story from a defense lawyer's point of view in order to help those who find themselves defendants now.
The second post brings up more systemic questions, however: Is this approach an effective way of prosecuting the drug war? Is there a better way to reduce the flow of drugs from Mexico into the USA?
Thursday, February 5, 2015
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