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prosecutor misconduct
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Legal Profession Blog
Pardon My French But Prosecutor Misconduct Against Pro Se Death Penalty Defendant Merits Suspension
The Delaware Supreme Court agreed with its Board on Professional Responsibility that an attorney's conduct as the prosecutor in a murder case violated seven ethics rules.It disagreed on sanction and…
Legal Profession Blog
Both Prosecutor And Defense Counsel Accused Of Ethics Violations; Both Exonerated
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has exonerated the prosecutor and defense attorney of ethical charges for their handling of a first degree murder case.The Muskogee County District Attorney's office filed first degree…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The GOP should turn its attention to prosecutorial misconduct”
Main June 1, 2015"The GOP should turn its attention to prosecutorial misconduct"The title of this post is the subheadine of this notable new National Review commentary authored by Kevin Williamson.…
The Faculty Lounge
Smith on America’s Deadliest Prosecutors
My UNC colleague Robert J. Smith (@thisisrobsmith) has an article up at Slate, "America's Deadliest Prosecutors." It's getting a lot of attention.
Sentencing Law and Policy
“America’s Deadliest Prosecutors”
Main May 15, 2015"America’s Deadliest Prosecutors"The title of this post is the main headline of this notable new Slate piece, which highlights the central role that different prosecutors can and…
Legal Profession Blog
Recommended Reading On Prosecutor Misconduct
Reading a fascinating post on America's Deadliest Prosecutors by Professor Robert J. Smith of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill led me to an article in the Arizona…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Intentional Injustice
By margaretdrew
The state often ignores evidence that could prove innocence. We know this. Nonetheless, each revelation is shocking. Recent revelations that the FBI acknowledged hiding evidence that likely would have led to…
EvidenceProf Blog
Bearing Witness?: Anticipating 2 Arguments by the State in its Brief in the Adnan Syed Appeal
By Colin Miller
I was hoping to be able to do a post today about the State's brief in the Adnan Syed case, but the State has asked for another extension to the…
Legal Profession Blog
Suspension For Prosecutor’s Use Of Law Enforcement Data Base to Harass Ex-Wife
Kathleen Maloney reports this case on the web page of the Ohio Supreme CourtThe Ohio Supreme Court has suspended a Cleveland lawyer and former assistant county prosecutor for two years…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutorial Misconduct Claims Saved For Direct Appeal
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed a denial of a motion to dismiss a criminal case, rejecting the argument that Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8(f) mandated a contrary resultIn…