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prosecutor misconduct
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Fair Punishment Project starts “In Justice Today” to look closely at work of prosecutors
Main June 14, 2017Fair Punishment Project starts "In Justice Today" to look closely at work of prosecutorsVia email I was alerted to the creation of "In Justice Today," a new…
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No Suspension For Former Prosecutor
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has reprimanded a former prosecutor for domestic battery and violating a court orderThis lawyer disciplinary proceeding is before the Court upon the written…
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Paul Howes Reinstated In D.C.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has reinstated G. Paul Howes to practice in the wake of a high-profile disbarment imposed in 2012.Respondent's misconduct is decidedly egregious and, though…
Death Penalty
Did Prosecutorial Misconduct in Texas Lead to Execution of Innocent Man?
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Over in Texas, the worst nightmare for any death penalty defense attorney is being played out in real life: the allegations that a prosecutor committed serious misconduct during the capital…
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Georgia Imposes No Discipline For Alleged Rule 3.8(d) Violation
The Georgia Supreme Court has absolved a state prosecutor of ethics charges arising from an alleged violation of the duty to disclose exculpatory evidence.The special master and Review Panel found…
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Prosecutor Suspended
The Indiana Supreme Court ordered a 30-day suspension of a former prosecutor for intervening on behalf of his business partner's criminal clientDuring all relevant times, Respondent was the elected Marion County…
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Silver Linings Playbook
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a prosecutor for a Rule 8.2 violationIn 2000, Michael Dean Overstreet was convicted of murder and other charges in Johnson County and sentenced…
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Where Zealousness Ends: Reversal
The excellent Florida ethics resource sunEthics has a post on a recent district Court opinion on prosecutorial misconductFifth DCA reverses conviction and refers prosecutor to Florida Bar and local Professionalism…
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Former Prosecutor Gets Second Disbarment
Reciprocal disbarment has been ordered by a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court based on the imposition of that sanction in Pennsylvania.As in Massachusetts, the duly-notified respondent did not…
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Predator Prosecutor Disbarred Twice
The web page of the Colorado Presiding Disciplinary Judge has a summary of a consent disbarmentMorel served as the elected prosecutor of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, from 1979 to 2012.…