Need to study prosecutor's role in WC cases

Panelists say prosecutor job is intense, powerful. "The author of a 2003 study on prosecutorial misconduct and founder of an Innocence Project group on the MU campus, said local prosecutors have tremendous power. He said the news media needed to do a better job of covering what prosecutors do, beyond merely covering what happens in the courtroom. Prosecutors have considerable discretion over whether to pursue or dismiss cases." http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/sep/18/panelists-say-prosecutor-job-is-intense-powerful/