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<br /> MAR-22--01 13.20 FROM.PUBLIC DEFENDER ID.1~0~9744574 PAGE 3/3 <br /> Mayor Harry Rim and Council Members <br /> March 22, 2001 <br /> Page 2 <br /> zt is critical that a deputy prosecuting attorney <br /> dispassionately analyze the veracity of a complaint brought by a <br /> child--and should a decision to prosecute be mafle, it is equally <br /> important to determine the best course of action is the case, e_g., <br /> to proceed to trial or enter into plea negotiations to resolve the <br /> case short of trial. <br /> In this way, effective prosecution mould ensure the rights of <br /> the accused and further the interests of the comnm*+~ty. <br /> The VACA unit, with its sole focus in this area, would provide <br /> that sensitivity and sensibility. <br /> S//ix~rel <br /> Michael M_ ma <br /> Supervising De ty Public Defender <br /> D~lYlB _ me <br /> <br />