Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-11-05 22:24:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F6700CE6C398D88F68989BD0B4936602C790E4F7DAA7C6B0AB49AE53BD11CCC4
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Original Note:
Jack Smith wasn't the prosecutor on this case. Others were: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-virginia-governor-and-former-first-lady-convicted-public-corruption-charges Rather, Smith argued the last appeal before SCOTUS. The case was dismissed 8-0 on a technicality re breadth of "official acts." https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/27/483711311/supreme-court-throws-out-former-virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnells-conviction The "uncontrolled power of prosecutors" quote doesn't appear in SCOTUS's ruling: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/pdf/15-474.pdf
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