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prosecutor misconduct
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Legal Profession Blog
Kansas Disbars For Prosecutorial Misconduct
The Kansas Supreme Court disbarred a former prosecutor of a murder case for extensive misconduct in argument both to the trial jury and in arguments defending the conviction The trial was…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Bad Faith Prosecution"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper on SSRN authored by Ann Woolhandler, Jonathan Remy Nash and Michael G. Collins. Here is its abstract: In our…
Legal Profession Blog
The Bear Lake Prosecutor
A resignation in lieu of disciplinary proceedings has been accepted by the Idaho Supreme CourtIn January 2021, Mr. Hayes was sworn in as the Bear Lake County Prosecuting Attorney. In…
Legal Profession Blog
A Short Stint As DA Leads To License Revocation
The Georgia Supreme Court has accepted the voluntary license surrender of a convicted former district attorneyJones has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 2007. In his petition, he…
Grand Jury Target
Something I Like Less Than Steve Bannon
By Sara Kropf I don’t like Steve Bannon. His political views are distasteful, to say the least. There have been credible allegations that he defrauded people. He was the architect…
Simple Justice
Short Take: Pomerantz Says So
If the prosecutor informed you that your client was guilty, would you shrug and respond, “Well, if you say so, then that must be true”? What if he said he…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutor Suspended
Prosecutorial misconduct drew a three-year suspension by the Wyoming Supreme Court.Respondent had prosecuted an aggravated assault and battery case in Teton County.The police had downloaded extensive information from the victim's…
Legal Profession Blog
Knuckleheads
Disciplinary charges have been filed by Ohio Disciplinary Counsel alleging misconduct by a Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge.In one matter, he allegedly browbeat a defendant into pleading guiltyRespondent…
Simple Justice
Prosecutors Have No Immunity From Ethics
Let’s be clear up front. The Code of Professional Responsibility, or whatever it’s called in your jurisdiction, is a minimal floor of ethical responsibility for the legal profession. It’s not…
Florida Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
‘Reeks of desperation and bad faith’: Hopeless prosecutor suggests Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial was a gross waste of taxpayer dollars and precious judicial resources, writes criminal defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh
(This is an article published in the Daily Mail on November 11, 2021 authored by Mark Eiglarsh as a guest contributor) ‘Desperate times call for desperate measures.’ That’s the quotation…