using this book- Hemmens, C., Brody, D.C., & Spohn, C. (2020). Criminal Courts: A Contemporary Perspective, 4th Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. ISBN: 9781544338941

In Chapter 5 of our textbook, the authors discuss three factors that guide the charging decisions of a prosecutor. The third of these is, "the likelihood of being able to obtain a conviction at trial" (see page 113).

How might this standard be problematic or controversial? What factors might play a role in the prosecutor's decision-making about the likelihood of obtaining a conviction? Are any of these factors seem problematic to you? Does it matters if the prosecution's argument is that they don't want to waste government resources on prosecution when the chances for conviction are low?