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Legal defense based on claiming the prosecutor is discriminatory
In jurisprudence, selective prosecution is a procedural defense in which defendants argue that they should not be held criminally liable for breaking
Selective_prosecution
Radio station in Hong Kong
were not charged. Leung Kwok-hung (Longhair) added that this is "selective prosecution". Mak Yin-ting (麥燕婷), general secretary of the Hong Kong Journalists
Citizens'_Radio
Prosecution without probable cause to punish an individual
effect Frivolous lawsuit Immunity from prosecution Lawfare Legal abuse Miscarriage of justice Selective prosecution Pervert the course of justice Strategic
Malicious_prosecution
Court with little or no judicial credibility
Police corruption Political trial Political prisoner Selective prosecution Malicious prosecution Selective enforcement Two-tier policing Abuse of process Attorney
Kangaroo_court
Power to choose whether or how to punish a person who has violated the law
temporary authorization to live and work in the United States. Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Prosecutorial discretion Equality before the
Selective_enforcement
Way to avoid prosecution
disposition) Miscarriage of justice Plea bargain Prosecutorial misconduct Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Giudice, Lauren (2011). "Regulating Corruption:
Deferred_prosecution
Trials of Nazi German leaders
predominantly negative, but has become more positive over time. The selective prosecution exclusively of the defeated Axis and hypocrisy of all four Allied
Nuremberg_trials
Attempt to influence testimony unduly
77 Wash. U. L.Q. 249 (1999). Brian M. Haney, Note, "Contrasting the Prosecution of Witness Tampering Under 18 U.S.C. § 1503 and 18 U.S.C. § 1512: Why
Witness_tampering
indictment fails to state an offense, and that the indictment is a selective prosecution, as well as a motion to strike the allegations related to the January
Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case)
Federal_prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_(election_obstruction_case)
Illegal act or omission by a prosecutor in a trial by jury
impose a harsher than appropriate punishment." It is similar to selective prosecution. Prosecutors are bound by a set of rules which outline fair and
Prosecutorial_misconduct
Legal profession
Prosecutor independence and accountability to the people can reduce selective prosecution. In the early history of England, victims of a crime and their family
Prosecutor
American businessman and lobbyist (born 1970)
"there was none and never has been any evidence of vindictive or selective prosecution in this case". Judge Scarsi stated that President Biden's characterizations
Hunter_Biden
1996 United States Supreme Court case
United States in which the court held that the burden of proof for selective prosecution rests with the defendant, who must show the government declined
United_States_v._Armstrong
2025 criminal case in Virginia, US
charges are inappropriate, and vindictive and selective prosecution. James Comey, in a separate prosecution, has also alleged that Halligan was unlawfully
Prosecution_of_Letitia_James
American conscription system
The Selective Service System (SSS) is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered male U.S. citizens
Selective_Service_System
"a rebuttable presumption that the killing was not criminal", but the prosecution may seek to overcome this presumption. However, if the murder is committed
Murder_in_California_law
Law-enforcement practice
profiling or ethnic profiling is the offender profiling, selective enforcement or selective prosecution based on race or ethnicity, rather than individual suspicion
Racial_profiling
American lawyer
2020, Varghese wrote an op-ed about the Manhattan DA engaging in selective prosecution by prosecuting Yasmin Seweid in 2016 for a false criminal report
Vinoo_Varghese
2011 criminal case
halted by the prosecution after three days to pursue a writ of mandamus prohibiting the defense of selective and vindictive prosecution. After the writ
United_States_v._Choi
Legal saga involving students at UC Irvine
disciplined them. Critics argued that the students were victims of selective prosecution and that they were targeted by Orange County District Attorney Tony
Irvine_11_controversy
Secret negotiations between US and Germany
Allen Dulles, the OSS, and Nazi War Criminals: The Dynamics of Selective Prosecution. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107025936. "Analysis of the
Operation Sunrise (World War II)
Operation_Sunrise_(World_War_II)
Criminal investigation into Hunter Biden
"There was none and never has been any evidence of vindictive or selective prosecution in this case.” On January 13, 2025, Weiss's special counsel report
Weiss special counsel investigation
Weiss_special_counsel_investigation
Catchphrase and internet meme
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
OK_boomer
German SS officer and war criminal (1913–1991)
of colonialists worldwide, and that his trial was tantamount to selective prosecution. Barbie's final statement, spoken in French, was: "I never committed
Klaus_Barbie
SS general (1900–1984)
Allen Dulles, the OSS, and Nazi War Criminals: The Dynamics of Selective Prosecution [SS und Secret Service]. Translated by Geyer, Dona. New York: Cambridge
Karl_Wolff
2025 US extrajudicial deportation
grounds of "vindictive and selective prosecution", Judge Crenshaw said that there was a "realistic likelihood" of the prosecution being a vindictive act of
Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Deportation_of_Kilmar_Abrego_Garcia
American automobile executive and fraudster
stories—about fraud, flight, FBI manhunts, transgender politics, selective prosecution, bias in the media, and corruption in the courts." "Libertarian
Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael
Geraldine_Elizabeth_Carmichael
Pregnancy termination based on predicted sex
overwhelmingly targets female fetuses, sex-selective abortion often specifically refers to female-selective abortion. Sex-selective abortion is closely linked to female
Sex-selective_abortion
German diplomat (1900–1985)
Hutchinson, 1967. Salter, Michael, Nazi war crimes, US intelligence and selective prosecution at Nuremberg: controversies regarding the role of the Office of
Eugen_Dollmann
Swiss citizen
Allen Dulles, the OSS and Nazi War Criminals: The Dynamics of Selective Prosecution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-107-02593-6
Max_Husmann
Filipino lawyer (born 1969)
falsely claimed to have resigned as Luy and Suñas's lawyer due to selective prosecution of the scam's perpetrators by the Aquino administration. On September
Levito_Baligod
Prejudice, hatred, or bias toward gay men, male homosexuality, or men perceived to be gay
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Discrimination against gay men
Discrimination_against_gay_men
French judge (1899–1986)
Tribunal, criticizing the trial proceedings as partial, and with a selective prosecution that excluded Emperor Hirohito, whom he considered the "principal
Henri_Bernard_(magistrate)
British journalist and private detective
global media. The case was described by one expert as 'possible selective prosecution.' In December 2019, he wrote an article for The Sunday Times about
Peter_William_Humphrey
Legal restrictions on Catholics in England (1534–1829)
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Disabilities_(Catholics)
Police corruption Political trial Political prisoner Selective prosecution Malicious prosecution Selective enforcement Two-tier policing Abuse of process Attorney
Captured_court
American lawyer
Paris Chong (the company's CEO), raised concern among critics of selective prosecution. When asked why the government had focused on Tommy Chong instead
Mary_Beth_Buchanan
Irrational fear of, and aversion to, lesbians
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Discrimination against lesbians
Discrimination_against_lesbians
American criminal investigation
Weisselberg "in any way to bring up a selective prosecution claim, or claim this is some sort of novel prosecution". Jury selection began on October 24
Prosecution of the Trump Organization in New York
Prosecution_of_the_Trump_Organization_in_New_York
Legal defense based on challenging the legitimacy of the legal proceeding
speedy trial double jeopardy entrapment prosecutorial misconduct selective prosecution exclusionary rule facts found by judge rather than jury denial or
Procedural_defense
Economic and non-economic disadvantage
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Ethnic_penalty
System of bias and prejudice in favor of heterosexuality
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Heterosexism
Director of Central Intelligence from 1953 to 1961
Allen Dulles, the OSS, and Nazi War Criminals: The Dynamics of Selective Prosecution. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107025936 Wikimedia Commons
Allen_Dulles
Chain of nightclubs best known for its NYC location in a former Episcopal church
linked him to drug distribution at the clubs. He argued that it was "selective prosecution", due to the fact that Gatien ran such a huge operation, he could
The_Limelight
they failed to respond to a summons, or because of challenges by the prosecution and defense attorneys, or because their English may be poor. Australia
Racial discrimination in jury selection
Racial_discrimination_in_jury_selection
Principle in numerous legal systems
of the principle of opportunity Selective enforcement, a general principle of law enforcement Selective prosecution, a defense strategy claiming discrimination
Prosecutorial_discretion
Chinese-American criminal (born 1959)
late August, stating that Chow's defense had failed to prove the selective prosecution standard established in United States v. Armstrong. All seven of
Raymond_"Shrimp_Boy"_Chow
American political campaign
repeatedly lying to the public, in a certain form, it's a form of selective prosecution to not actually prosecute the government actors who broke the law
Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 presidential campaign
Vivek_Ramaswamy_2024_presidential_campaign
Political crisis in Kuwait
their pursuit of the emirate. These tactics frequently involved the selective prosecution of rivals on corruption charges, granting pardons for supporters
Kuwaiti_political_gridlock
Form of unequal treatment
Judicial misconduct Hate crime Millet (Ottoman Empire) Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Religious law Women-are-wonderful effect Thomson, Randall
Sentencing_disparity
Anti-fascist political activist movement
prosecutor described by USA today as an expert, described the trial as selective prosecution, highlighting video evidence of Proud Boy violence and described
Antifa_(United_States)
2025 prosecution in Washington, D.C.
"assault" and "forcibly". The defense filed a motion to dismiss for selective prosecution, but it was not ruled on before the beginning of the trial. The
Trial_of_Sean_Dunn
Dismissal of potential jurors from jury duty
peremptory challenges than the prosecution (e.g., when indicted on a felony in the US the defense gets 10 challenges to the prosecution's 6). Another form of the
Peremptory_challenge
US nonprofit exempt from federal income tax
such as freedom of speech, vagueness, and equal protection and selective prosecution. Historically, Supreme Court decisions, such as Regan v. Taxation
501(c)(3)_organization
challenges. Selective prosecution The defendant may move to dismiss a criminal charge on the ground that he or she has been singled out for prosecution because
United States constitutional criminal procedure
United_States_constitutional_criminal_procedure
1986 United States Supreme Court case
During jury selection, potential jurors are examined by the Court, the prosecution, and the defense, to determine their competence, willingness, and suitability
Batson_v._Kentucky
Feeling or expression of hate towards Catalan people
Political repression Racialization Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sex-selective abortion Slut-shaming Social exclusion
Anti-Catalan_sentiment
7th and 9th President of Palau
computers." Senator Remengesau decried the whole process as an act of "selective prosecution". [citation needed] After much speculation and media tabloid surrounding
Thomas_Remengesau_Jr.
Felony petty theft Felony murder Marsden motion Murgia motion (selective prosecution) Murder Romero motion Uniform Determinate Sentencing Act of 1976
Gambling_in_California
Lawsuit by a private citizen to enforce a statute
suits can increase selective prosecution. Money trail Occupy movement Regulatory capture Qui tam Cause of action Private prosecution Private attorney general
Citizen_suit
Motion in California criminal law
the defendant's criminal charges be dismissed upon a showing of selective prosecution for improper purposes, amounting to a violation of the right to
Murgia_motion
1987 United States Supreme Court case
upon a police officer engaged in the performance of his duties. The prosecution also introduced McCleskey's prior criminal history. In 1970, McCleskey
McCleskey_v._Kemp
1998 shooting and murder of a contract courier in Alabama
claiming that his original trial counsel was ineffective and there was selective prosecution in his case. In September 2003, Gavin filed an appeal to the Alabama
Murder_of_William_Clayton_Jr.
United States equal protection and criminal procedure case law Selective prosecution McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) United States v. Armstrong (1996) United
Jury selection in the United States
Jury_selection_in_the_United_States
Personal office of Schutzstaffel (SS) leader Heinrich Himmler
Allen Dulles, the OSS, and Nazi War Criminals: The Dynamics of Selective Prosecution. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-02593-6. Weale
Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS
Personal_Staff_Reichsführer-SS
American politician and attorney (born 1954)
Retrieved May 18, 2017. "Testimony of G. Douglas Jones-"Allegations of Selective Prosecution: The Erosion of Public Confidence in our Federal Judicial System""
Doug_Jones_(politician)
Instrument of judicial murder in Nazi Germany
declared itself a political weapon. With the start of World War II, prosecutions grew exponentially, and as the war turned against Germany sentences grew
People's_Court_(Germany)
Professional ethics in the legal practice
law Judicial activism Judicial misconduct Sentencing disparity Selective prosecution "Legal Ethics, Encyclopedia Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica
Legal_ethics
1954 United States Supreme Court case
United States equal protection and criminal procedure case law Selective prosecution McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) United States v. Armstrong (1996) United
Hernandez_v._Texas
SS officer and convicted war criminal (1908–1946)
September 2022. Salter, Michael. Nazi War Crimes, US Intelligence and Selective Prosecution at Nuremberg, p. 111 Agostini, Piero; Romeo, Carlo [Hrsg.]: Trentino
Heinrich_Andergassen
Defines most criminal law, criminal procedure, and penal institutions in California
Felony petty theft Felony murder Marsden motion Murgia motion (selective prosecution) Murder Romero motion Uniform Determinate Sentencing Act of 1976
California_Penal_Code
United States equal protection and criminal procedure case law Selective prosecution McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) United States v. Armstrong (1996) United
Women_in_United_States_juries
American forensic pathologist (1931–2024)
initiated an investigation into the Wecht prosecution due to claims that the case was a "selective prosecution". On May 14, 2009, a new trial judge in the
Cyril_Wecht
American lawyer (1923–1998)
self-serving criticism of the government's Gestapo-like tactics, selective prosecution, use of spies as witnesses and intimidation of suspects' families
Frank_Ragano
SS and Police Leader and SS-Standartenführer
Allen Dulles, the OSS, and Nazi War Criminals: The Dynamics of Selective Prosecution, (Cambridge University Press), 2013, p.261 SS Seniority List, 1
Ludolf_Jakob_von_Alvensleben
American judge (born 1958)
refused to allow the defense to present well-documented evidence of selective prosecution, and critics suggest he facilitated the prosecutorial misconduct
Mark_Fuller_(judge)
1935 United States Supreme Court case
United States equal protection and criminal procedure case law Selective prosecution McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) United States v. Armstrong (1996) United
Norris_v._Alabama
2008 United States Supreme Court case
and all five of the prospective black jurors were eliminated by the prosecution through the use of peremptory strikes. The jury found petitioner guilty
Snyder_v._Louisiana
1975 United States Supreme Court case
the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of an impartial jury trial in criminal prosecutions.... Both in the course of exercising its supervisory powers over trials
Taylor_v._Louisiana
1927 US Supreme Court sterilization case
Fieger v. Thomas, 74 F.3d 740, 750 (6th Cir. 1996) ("This claim of selective prosecution really amounts to a weak equal protection claim. And, as Justice
Buck_v._Bell
2005 United States Supreme Court case
After voir dire, Miller-El moved to strike the entire jury because the prosecution had used its peremptory challenges to strike ten of the eleven African-Americans
Miller-El_v._Dretke
support for any overhaul in the case of People v McDaniel. When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must
Capital punishment in California
Capital_punishment_in_California
1987 United States Supreme Court case
same courthouse. Could retroactive Supreme Court decisions be applied selectively to cases pending direct review or not yet final? The Court held that
Griffith_v._Kentucky
Someone who refuses to pay a tax claiming it is invalid
the prosecution was based on racial, religious or other impermissible considerations, does not demonstrate an unconstitutionally selective prosecution."
Tax_protester
Director of Public Prosecutions are as follows: Malicious/ selective prosecution. Inaction/delay/Refusal/Neglect/ to carry out prosecution of a criminal case
Director of Public Prosecutions of Kenya
Director_of_Public_Prosecutions_of_Kenya
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Sex_verification_in_sports
United States law regulating foreign lobbying
supporters in the U.S., denied a relationship with the IRA and claimed selective prosecution was based on the Attorney General's hostility towards their beliefs
Foreign Agents Registration Act
Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act
American right-wing activist
lawsuit against Multnomah County's district attorney, alleging selective prosecution based on political beliefs. A federal judge threw out his lawsuit
Joey Gibson (political activist)
Joey_Gibson_(political_activist)
Legal codes enacted by the California State Legislature
Felony petty theft Felony murder Marsden motion Murgia motion (selective prosecution) Murder Romero motion Uniform Determinate Sentencing Act of 1976
California_Codes
American automobile company
stories - about fraud, flight, FBI manhunts, transgender politics, selective prosecution, bias in the media, and corruption in the courts." People Staff
Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation
Twentieth_Century_Motor_Car_Corporation
Filipino businesswoman and convicted criminal (born 1964)
that he himself would move for the dismissal of the case citing selective prosecution under Aquino administration. The criminal actions must proceed against
Janet_Lim-Napoles
Reform of criminal justice
abolition movement Punitive damages Restorative justice Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian Criminal Justice
Criminal_justice_reform
American attorney and prosecutor
their prosecution for inciting a riot between left and right wing protestors at Cider Riot in 2019. In the suit, Gibson alleged selective prosecution based
Mike_Schmidt_(lawyer)
Public university in Irvine, California, US
disciplined them. Critics argued that the students were victims of selective prosecution and that they were targeted because they were Muslims and supported
University of California, Irvine
University_of_California,_Irvine
Ukrainian legal cases since 2010
August 2011 European Union (EU) officials called the prosecution of Tymoshenko "selective prosecution of political opponents". After the verdict in the 2009
Criminal cases against Yulia Tymoshenko since 2010
Criminal_cases_against_Yulia_Tymoshenko_since_2010
American judge (1917–2004)
and judges in the Nevada legal community regarded it as a case of selective prosecution. Swanson said that had Conforte not been brought in to testify against
Harry_E._Claiborne
1986 United States Supreme Court case
constitutional error where the error did not affect the outcome of the prosecution". Powell continues his dissent by mentioning that since Chapman v. California
Vasquez_v._Hillery
Felony petty theft Felony murder Marsden motion Murgia motion (selective prosecution) Murder Romero motion Uniform Determinate Sentencing Act of 1976
List of California state constitutional offices
List_of_California_state_constitutional_offices
Felony petty theft Felony murder Marsden motion Murgia motion (selective prosecution) Murder Romero motion Uniform Determinate Sentencing Act of 1976
Berman_hearing
Legal statute for California, US
Felony petty theft Felony murder Marsden motion Murgia motion (selective prosecution) Murder Romero motion Uniform Determinate Sentencing Act of 1976
California_Vehicle_Code
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Arabic, Muslim
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flattering and seductive.
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