I don't disagree with that. Professor Turley, you said you wanted wall in prosecutorial discretion because it seems to be a problem. And I would suggest to you that A blanket mens rea statute might wall in prosecutorial discretion. in the prosecution? Well, we have two sets of criminal laws that we've been discussing. One is the most direct, which is in the criminal code for laws passed by Congress. (01:43–01:50)
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