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prosecutor misconduct
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Legal Profession Blog
Stayed Suspension For Prosecutor Who Falsely Facebook Friended Alibi Witness
A fully-stayed suspension of one year has been imposed on a prosecutor for Facebook misconduct by the Ohio Supreme Court.relator, disciplinary counsel, charged Brockler with engaging in professional misconduct while he…
Legal Profession Blog
One Is A Lawyer Named Lawless
It being Oscar time, the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board has named its Top Five Respondents of the Year:Each year we review five cases decided in the Pennsylvania disciplinary system deemed, in…
Litigation & Trial
Bill Cosby’s Non-Prosecution Agreement Is Unenforceable
[Update, January 20, 2016: The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office filed its response, laying out how Cosby's claimed "non-prosecution agreement" is really a grant of immunity, which is only available…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Noting criminal justice fallout when state judges and prosecutors behave badly
Main January 10, 2016Noting criminal justice fallout when state judges and prosecutors behave badlyI have only paid a little attention to the wide-ranging scandal involving judges and prosecutors in Pennsylvania…
EvidenceProf Blog
“Making a Murderer” and the “Legitimate Tendency” Test for Admitting Evidence of Alternate Suspects
By Colin Miller
In a prior post, I talked about how the Steven Avery case from "Making a Murderer" was one of the cases that led the ABA to amend its Model Rules of Professional Conduct to…
Legal Profession Blog
Improper Cross and Arguments Lead To New Trial
Prosecutorial and police misconduct led to the reversal of a first-degree murder conviction by the Florida Supreme Court. Among other errors, the lead detective usurped the role of the jury by…
Legal Profession Blog
Arachnophobia
WCHS8 has this report on the suspension of a West Virginia prosecutor from his jobA Logan County assistant prosecuting attorney has been suspended indefinitely after a bizarre incident involving a…
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Former Prosecutor Suspended For Adding Charges To Indictment
From Kathleen Maloney on the web page of the Ohio Supreme CourtThe Ohio Supreme Court today suspended a former Butler County assistant prosecutor for one year because he ordered criminal…
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Prosecutors Reprimanded For Misleading Stipulation and Argument
Two former prosecutors have been censured by the Oklahoma Supreme Court for misconduct in a murder trial.The defendant was charged with causing a death by stabbing. The misconduct involved a witness…
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Censure Too Lenient For Prosecutor Who Misused Office
The Kansas Supreme Court accepted findings of misconduct but resoundingly rejected a proposed public censure of a prosecutor who threatened criminal procedings on behalf of a private client.The attorney serves…