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prosecutor misconduct
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Legal Profession Blog
Former Prosecutor Suspended
A former assistant district attorney was suspended for one year and until further court order by the New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department. The misconduct involved the presentation…
Legal Profession Blog
The Fix
The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board has recommended that a former prosecutor convicted in a ticket-fixing scheme be permanently disbarred .This report from WBRZ.com indicates that the attorney pleaded guilty in…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Prosecutor’s Duty to Investigate His Own Witness
By Ellen Podgor
The Seventh Circuit on June 17 issued a ruling in a drug case that appears to have general applicability to criminal cases, including white-collar cases. In United States v. Freeman,…
Legal Profession Blog
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
The Illinois Administrator has charged an attorney with ethical violations in two matters assigned to him as an assistant state's attorney.One set of charges involve his interactions with a juvenile…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Seventh Circuit reverses conviction due to feds knowing use of perjured testimony
Main June 20, 2011Seventh Circuit reverses conviction due to feds knowing use of perjured testimonyLate last Friday the Seventh Circuit handed down US v. Freeman, No. 09-4043 (7th Cir. June…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Latest Lauren Stevens Bombshell: Maryland U.S. Attorney Refused To Sign Indictment
By Ellen Podgor
Corporate Counsel's Sue Reisinger reports here that Rod Rosenstein, the universally respected U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, refused to sign his name on either Lauren Stevens indictment, because he did not…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
District Attorney Posts One Too Many Facebook Updates
Facebook has become such a part of the daily lives for many of us that we post without much thought. Perhaps, that is why one Guadalupe County (near San Antonio)…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Justice Stevens urges Congress to authorize suits against prosecutors for misconduct
Main May 4, 2011Justice Stevens urges Congress to authorize suits against prosecutors for misconductAs explained in this WSJ Law Blog post, retired SCOTUS Justice Stevens gave a speech earlier this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Head in the sand over prosecutorial misconduct”
Main April 27, 2011"Head in the sand over prosecutorial misconduct"The title of this post is the headline of this recent commentary authored by Erwin Chemerinsky and published in The National…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Federal Judiciary Divided Over Changing Criminal Discovery Rule”
Main April 23, 2011"Federal Judiciary Divided Over Changing Criminal Discovery Rule"The title of this post is the headline of this notable piece up at The BLT. Here is how it…