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prosecutor misconduct
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Simple Justice
Colorado Prosecutor Jake Lilly Taints The Jury Pool
Had it been written by an angst-driven college sophomore, an activist ally of the cause wearing the mantle of “survivor” because she got drunk one night, it would have been…
Legal Profession Blog
A Kokomo Perspective
The Indiana Supreme Court entered judgment in favor of the accused attorney in a bar discipline matter.The hearing officer concluded the Commission failed to meet its burden of proving that…
Pretrial, Trial, Appellate & Evidence Blog
ERADICATING “PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT”
By Unknown
--> The word “misconduct” has nasty connotations. “Misconduct” has been defined as “intentional wrongdoing” and specifically “deliberate violation of a law or standard especially by a government official.”[1] When referring…
Legal Profession Blog
A Hope Is Not A Promise
A Louisiana Hearing Committee has concluded that a prosecutor did not violate his disclosure obligations in a murder case with respect to deals offered to a jailhouse snitch.The committee recommends…
Supreme Court Update
Dye v. Hofbauer (04-8384) and order list
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court issued its first opinion of the Term today – a unanimous per curiam reversal in Dye v. Hofbauer (04-8384). (If this is any indication of…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutorial Misconduct: Profane Argument
Prosecutorial misconduct has led to a new trial on sexual assault in the first degree charges from the Wyoming Supreme Court.The court found that the prosecutor had intentionally misstated evidence…
EvidenceProf Blog
Supreme Court of Tennessee Finds Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8(d) is Coextensive With the Brady Doctrine
By Colin Miller
In its opinion in Brady v. Maryland, the Supreme Court held that the Due Process Clause obligates the prosecution to timely disclose material exculpatory evidence to the defense. Meanwhile, Tennessee Rule…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
The California Supreme Court Upholds the Legality of Brady Tips by Law Enforcement Agencies to District Attorneys
By Mastagni Law
As predicted, in an opinion authored by Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye, the California Supreme Court upheld the legality of “Brady tips” by law enforcement agencies to prosecutors when an officer is…
Legal Profession Blog
North Carolina State Bar Charges Prosecutor With Failure To Notify Victim, False Statements
A very interesting bar discipline complaint alleging misconduct was just filed by the North Carolina State Bar.The charges to some extent mirror the controversy concerning the prosecutors in the Jeffrey…
Legal Profession Blog
Wake Out
The North Carolina State Bar has charged a former assistant district attorney for Wilkes and Yadkin Counties with misconduct:In April 2017, Defendant was charged with the criminal offense of secret…