Why do Prosecutors Overcharge Suspects? and Sankofa For Kansas City ~ A 10 Point Plan With Bobby Seale

Why do Prosecutors Overcharge Suspects? Prosecutors overcharge suspects all the time in an effort to coerce them to plead guilty, to get them to testify against others, to pad their conviction numbers and other reasons. In today's atmosphere where the notion of innocent till proven guilty has been turned on its head, many people are convicted of much more serious crimes than the evidence supports resulting in much longer sentences and contributing to overcrowding in our prisons. Is it up to the Judges to deny those more serious but unsupported charges? Can juries really be expected to understand when a suspect is being overcharged? Host Latahra Smith talks with Attorney Taylor Rikard of the Kent E. Gipson Law Firm about the issues that overcharging creates in the legal system. The Gipson law firm focuses exclusively on representing citizens that have been accused or convicted of crimes at both trial and on appeal. KENT E. GIPSON LAW 121 East Gregory Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64114 Telephone Number - 816-363-4400 Website - http://www.kentgipsonlaw.com/ Sankofa For Kansas City ~ A 10 Point Plan With Bobby Seale The word Sankofa is a word in the Twi language of Ghana that translates to "Go back…