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prosecutor misconduct
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Ninth Circuit panel chastises prosecutors for breaching “fast-track” plea agreement
Main October 8, 2014Ninth Circuit panel chastises prosecutors for breaching "fast-track" plea agreementA Ninth Circuit panel has handed down a lengthy, must-read opinion today in US v. Morales Heredia, No.…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Jerry Brown does bad
Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown veteod a bill aimed at reducing the number of wrongful convictions. WaPo's Radley Balko: Seven years ago, then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed three bills that…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Rob Cary’s Book on Senator Ted Stevens
By Ellen Podgor
Rob Cary's book, "Not Guilty: The Unlawful Prosecution of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens" is a wonderful read and reminder of what needs to be corrected in our criminal justice system.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Mitigating Foul Blows”
Main September 29, 2014"Mitigating Foul Blows"The title of this post is the title of this intriguing new paper by Mary Bowman available via SSRN. Here is the abstract: For nearly…
Legal Profession Blog
New Trial For Prosecutorial Misconduct
From the web page of the Tennessee Supreme CourtThe Tennessee Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for Noura Jackson, a Shelby County woman convicted of the second degree murder…
Legal Profession Blog
Texting Former Prosecutor Suspended, Disciplinary Process Called Into Question
A four-month suspension has been imposed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court of a prosecutor for inappropriate text messages to a crime victim and comments to othersOn October 21, 2009, Attorney…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
‘Highly Respected Prosecutor Hides Exculpating Evidence, Man Spends 24 Years in Jail for No Reason’
Brian Doherty summarizes this recent ProPublica report at Reason.com. As the title of Doherty's post suggests, the details of this case are upsetting.
Legal Profession Blog
At The Pig And Whistle
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals agreed with a hearing panel that a now-former assistant prosecutor violated ethical rules in his interactions with a respondent in an abuse and…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Second Circuit Reverses Convictions Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct and Exclusion of Good-Faith Evidence
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which issues complete reversals in only about five percent of the criminal cases it hears, last week in an opinion by Judge Jed S.…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
New York Legislators Propose Commission on Prosecutorial Misconduct
Two New York State legislators have proposed the creation of a state commission on prosecutorial misconduct to review and investigate complaints of prosecutorial misconduct and to discipline prosecutors who have…