The Levon "Bo" Jones case is another example of why we need legislative action to help our prosecutors and police function properly in our judicial system.

Any member of the prosecution or peace officer who withholds, falsifies, fabricates or otherwise fudges evidence that could possibly be exculpatory should face the same penalty as the defendant. Thus, if the defendant were charged with a class C felony such as second-degree rape, the offending prosecutor would be subject to a 6 to 7.5 year sentence. If it were a class A felony (as several in recent years have been), the prosecutor would be looking at a life term.

Dick Merritt

Hillsborough