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prosecutor misconduct
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Bench & Bar of Minnesota
Getting serious about prosecutorial misconduct
By Minnesota State Bar Association
What can—and should—be doneBy Barry S. Edwards and Stacy L. BettisonA few years ago American Public Media (APM) produced an 11-part podcast investigating a quadruple murder in Winona, Mississippi, the…
Pretrial, Trial, Appellate & Evidence Blog
NEW BOOK: Eradicating American "Prosecutor Misconduct"
Just published is Eradicating American Prosecutor Misconduct”: A Handbook for Prosecutors, Criminal Defense Attorneys and Others Interested in Criminal Justice. This short yet comprehensive Handbook is designed for both prosecutors…
The Right Coast
Missouri AG fires Soros-backed St. Louis prosecutor Gardner for missteps | Just The News
Bailey issued his ultimatum Wednesday evening after 16-year-old volleyball player Janae Edmonson was visiting St. Louis with her team over the weekend when she was hit by a speeding vehicle…
Legal Profession Blog
County Attorney Resigns
Iowa Capital Dispatch reportsDickinson County’s top criminal prosecutor, charged with public intoxication and accused of being “passed out” on more than one occasion while at work, has submitted her resignation…
Legal Profession Blog
No Heightened Duty For Golf Cart Misconduct
in a case that involved misconduct by a then-prosecutor in an entirely private matter - a damaged golf cart - the Kansas Supreme Court rejected a stipulated stayed 90-day suspension…
Corruption of the U.S. Legal System and All Things Related
Judges Shouldn’t Be Riding Shotgun With Rogue Police
Here we go again with yet another senseless police murder of a helpless person, Tyre Nichols, who was mercilessly beaten to death at the hands of five rogue police officers…
Legal Profession Blog
Extremely Loud And Close
The Colorado Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a stipulated year and a day suspension for two incidents unrelated to the practice of lawOn the night of February 20, 2021, Braden and…
Leahy Tax Blog
Prosecutor Must Not Withhold Potentially Exonerating Evidence (Nakiya Moran v. Calumet City, Illinois)
By Jake Leahy
Nakiya Moran was convicted for murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, arising out of a 2006 shooting in Calumet City, Illinois. After being convicted, the defendant learned that Calumet…
CrimProf Blog
“Court green-lights execution of Missouri man who presented evidence of racist prosecutor”
Amy Howe has this post at ScotusBlog, noting dissents by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson. In part:Last month, a state trial court appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the original prosecutor’s…
Criminal
Three notable dissents from denials of cert in criminal case on latest SCOTUS order list
The Supreme Court this morning released this 54-page(!) order list, and nearly 50 pages are comprised of dissents from the denial of cert by a handful of justices in five…