At the murder trial of Grapefruit Sampson, the prosecution w…

At the murder trial of Grapefruit Sampson, the prosecution wants to introduce the testimonial evidence of Kota Kologne.  Kologne will testify he knows that Sampson murdered the victims because Sampson told their friend Al as Sampson and Al were driving down the freeway in Sampson’s Chevy Saurus.  Sampson’s attorney should object on what ground:

The “focal concerns perspective” is a “perceptual shorthand”…

The “focal concerns perspective” is a “perceptual shorthand” that may help to explain both (1) some of the discretionary decisions prosecutors make about whether to charge and, if so, what to charge; and (2) some of the discretionary decisions judges make concerning pretrial release or detention, as well as post-conviction sentencing.