Why Holding Prosecutors Accountable Is as Hard as Prosecuting Police

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Why Holding Prosecutors Accountable Is as Hard as Prosecuting Police

As the five-year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder approached, his family had been awaiting the final stage in their pursuit of criminal accountability — but the trial of a former prosecutor took an unexpected turn.  Just before the jury was set to receive instructions on Feb. 5, the presiding state court judge dismissed the indictment against former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jacquelyn Lee “Jackie” Johnson.  She had been a…