Artur Davis: Former Fed. Prosecutor Calls Edwards Prosecution "Misguided"

Let's stipulate that John Edwards' misdeeds are already legendary. Whatever your view of the linkage between sexual misconduct and public life, Edwards picked an usually sordid path to travel–the betrayal of a dying spouse, the failure to own up to a pregnancy, and a political cover-up that traded on the loyalty of people who believed in him deeply.

But sin is still not criminal, and I am in the camp that thinks the prosecution of Edwards last week is misguided.

These are the basic facts...