The primary reason for the rule prohibiting vindictive prosecution is that

A. It violates a defendant's rights under the Equal Protection Clause
B. There is no statutory basis for such action
C. Vindictiveness violates a prosecutor's professional rules of ethics
D. It has a chilling effect on the exercise of a defendant's rights


ANSWER: D

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