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prosecutor misconduct
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Legal Profession Blog
Former Prosecutor Faces Bar Charges
The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint alleging misconduct by a former assistant state's attorneyRespondent was employed as an assistant state's attorney in Vermillion County, Illinois from November 2, 2009…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Four Prosecutors on Stone Case Withdraw From Case
By Ellen Podgor
The press is reporting that three four line prosecutors have filed to withdraw from the Roger Stone case. See Matt Zapotosky, Devlin Barrett, Ann E. Marimow & Spencer S. Hsu,…
Legal Profession Blog
A Personal Question Leads To An Abuse Of Power
The Indiana Supreme Court imposed a 90-day suspension with automatic reinstatement of a (retired) prosecutor who had abused his authorityWe find that Respondent, Joseph Burton, committed attorney misconduct by abusing…
Legal Profession Blog
“I Saw It. It Was Right There” Prosecutor’s Argument Draws New Trial
A new trial has been granted to a defendant in a child sex abuse case in light of the prosecutor's closing argument. The Rhode Island Supreme Court held that a curative…
EvidenceProf Blog
Supreme Court of South Carolina Finds Prosecutor’s Comment About the Job of Defense Counsel Required Reversal
By Colin Miller
Imagine that a prosecutor makes the following statements to the jury during closing arguments:"My job is to present the truth," and said, "if you look in the . . .…
Lawyers on Strike
Professional Snitch
By John Regan
This is a very long article. That everyone in the United States should read closely. The journalistic focus, of course, is on the snitch himself, and his victims. To a…
Legal Profession Blog
Reversal Of Fortune
The South Carolina Supreme Court has granted a new trial for a prosecutor's misconduct in argumentAmong the several blatantly improper comments the prosecutor made in his closing argument to the…
Legal Profession Blog
Reversal Of Fortune
The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a criminal conviction for misconduct in argumentAmong the several blatantly improper comments the prosecutor made in his closing argument to the jury in…
Legal Profession Blog
Not Ready To Dismiss
An order of the Louisiana Supreme Court apparently involves a dismissed complaint against a prosecutorOn the showing made, we are unable to determine whether the disciplinary board acted arbitrarily, capriciously…
Legal Profession Blog
The Shoals
For the second time, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has reversed a murder conviction for, in part, prosecutorial misconduct in closing argumentLessons unlearnedThe defendant argues that in his closing the…