I’ve always considered prosecutors the good guys going up against conscienceless defense attorneys - until tonight. Both “48 Hours” and “Dateline” dealt with court cases wherein the defendants either did or probably did the acts that they were accused of but didn’t do so with the malicious intent the prosecutors tried to portray. There is no way these prosecutors could really have believed these people were “evil” yet that’s the way the case was presented. Is there something else besides public opinion (which would seem to beg the opposite in these cases) or ego driving prosecutors? Do they go for higher charges even if they don’t think the person should be found guilty just because they think they can get the conviction? Why would they do this? Are they evaluated on their ability to get convictions regardless of the justice involved? I’d be interested in any feedback on how prosecutors approach cases where the defendant is probably guilty legally but not “morally.”