A Questionable Decision In The Greene County Prosecutor’s Office

An interesting story today in the Springfield News-Leader regarding a decision by Prosecutor Darrell Moore to drop six drug charges against Andrew Carlstrom , the brother of one of Moore’s assistants, Emily.   Each of the six Class B felonies for drug distribution (he sold pot to an undercover cop six times) could have carried up to 15 years in prison but according to local attorneys would have likely resulted in probation because it was a first offense. Carlstrom pleaded guilty to a charge of possession with intent to distribute and his case was sent to Greene County drug court where if he successfully completes the program the charge will be virtually gone. I had been tipped to check out this story from one of my LoJ readers (thanks, Sandy) and from the newspaper’s report it really appears that something is amiss with this case.  For example, Mr. Moore told the N-L’s Dirk Vanderhart “”I don’t think anybody should have any...