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There’s a persistent myth about criminal justice that criminal charges are straightforward, guilt is obvious, and if everyone simply did their job efficiently, cases would resolve in days rather than months or even years.<\/p>\n

This illusion persists until someone finds themselves or a loved one on the receiving end of criminal charges or arrested for DWI.<\/p>\n

Justice moves slowly by design. That isn\u2019t dysfunction.<\/p>\n

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There’s a persistent myth about criminal justice that criminal charges are straightforward, guilt is obvious, and if everyone simply did their job efficiently, cases would resolve in days rather than months or even years. 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