Does the government have a limit on prosecution money?
924370
Yes and No.  It depend on what type of case you are testifying for.\nFor example, if it was a drug related case, and who you are testifying against, there is no limit.  As I said, depends on the case.
874661
That is the maxium they will pay.  Once you reach your aggregate limit, thats it no more
1012159
I would check with your state's attorney generals office, but I would think that they shouldn't be able to be
862220
Another one of the posters had it right when they sprinkled their answers with dollar signs. It is absolutely about how much money you have and how high priced of an attorney you can afford to hire. For example, there was that real estate tycoon (can't remember his name) who killed either 1-2 people. He hired that famous Wyoming lawyer and got off. Do you think a guy from the hood, only being able to afford a public defender, is going to get the same justice?\n\nHaving seen the criminal justice system in action  this is what I see: The person commits the offense, the DA piles the charges, knowing that all those charges won't stick, but they want to get it down to the offense in which the person did commit will stick. The plea bargain goes into play in which the defendant, facing months or years more in jail than they deserve, pleas to the offense and gets the appropriate punishment.\n\nEveryone is so against plea bargaining, but if it were banned and all defendants went through a jury trial, the criminal justice system would absolutely ground to a halt! There is no way the system could handle that many cases. The system wants plea bargains, because it makes the job easier. It's also enormously expensive to run jury trials for every single case presented before the court. \n\nObviously, there have been innocent people convicted. The Innocence Project has freed nearly 150 people jailed by eyewitness identification or police interrogation, only to prove usually years later through DNA that the person isn't guilty. There are undoubtedly many more people in prison for crimes they didn't commit..\n\nThere are also undoubtedly people in prison for crimes they pled guilty to, but are actually not guilty of the crime in which they pled guilty. (I know of one such person, although they are out of prison now.) Here is how this is played out - the defendant must rely on a public defender, the DA piles charges, they negotiate down, take a guilty plea with the promise of much reduced sentences, but life if found guilty at trial by jury. The person tries to cut their losses by pleading guilty so they're not stuck in prison for life.
975226
It depends on how much money you have. I have seen far too many innocent people punished because of poor representation.  Good Luck!
982909
They can press charges, but it's up to the government to do the actual prosecution.
1074846
Cant be done....the justice system will always be tilted toward those who can afford better representation and can afford expert witness's. the government provides legal counsel for those who cannot afford it but the competence of such is usually woefully lacking...Justice is tilted toward the wealthy as is everything else in a capitalist society...he who has the gold makes the rules...I have considered this many times and there are no clear cut answers to making the system better...I suppose there could be limits set to what the government was going to spend to prosecute a case thereby granting limits to what the accused could spend but I'm not sure this is just if a man is defending his life shouldn't he be allowed to defend himself with all that he has?..then perhaps a limit to what the government can spend....ehhh...not an easy problem to solve.
606688
You can definitely be convicted, as it is a crime..even if it's for a penny. It usually depends on the victim. Bus as the law states, there is a certain dollar amount limits - one level is a misdemeanor, next a felony, etc.
1074339
Whenever the government decides it is. You have no right to receive this money, anyway. It is the government's to spend, not yours.
1113449
I dont think that there is a limit.
1010796
there is no time limit on when the funds needs to be transferred.  If you have not received the money, the court system wants you to take them back to court.
1170913
If the Crown prosecutes it as a summary conviction offence, it is punishable by a maximum punishment of a $2000.00 fine, or 6 months imprisonment, or both.  \n\nIf they proceed by indictment, the maximum is 2 years imprisonment.
418885
Once charges are filed it is out of your hands then,  it the authorities that are pushing for it then.  You can express your opinion on the charges, but you cannot drop them.
871840
Yes. However, inland only.\nIf the person went abroad, the counting of the limitation on murder would be postponed.
987946
You've got to remember, prosecutors are lawyers.  They spent their three years in law school.  They know how to be major league jerks.  They know all about the system, and they usually don't like to give breaks, even to the "small" people charged with speeding, etc...  Maybe they'll reduce a fine a little, but they nearly always get their guilty plea/conviction.  If they can sock it to somebody, they probably will.\n\nIn some places, prosecutors are elected.  If not prosecutors, the district attorney or attorney general may be elected.  You should investigate if this is the case, and if so you can campaign against the current officeholder.
136387
There is in fact a law but it has a high limit. I think its something like 33% over current prime rate. this could mean interest as high as 39%.
478642
Only if the amount you're charging will not put you over your limit.