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Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable concurrence from CJ Kozinski as Ninth Circuit reverse white-collar conviction
Main December 10, 2010Notable concurrence from CJ Kozinski as Ninth Circuit reverse white-collar convictionThe Ninth Circuit reverses a corporate CFO's conviction on fraud today in US v. Goyal, No. 08-10436…
Sentencing Law and Policy
USA Todayposts its next set of articles in its series on federal prosecutorial misconduct
Main December 9, 2010USA Today posts its next set of articles in its series on federal prosecutorial misconductAs noted here a few months ago, USA Today published this potent and…
EvidenceProf Blog
A Bit Presumptuous: Sixth Circuit Finds Undisclosed 15 Year Old Convictions Didn’t Violate Brady
By Colin Miller
Pursuant to the Supreme Court's opinion in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), a new trial is warranted when the prosecution fails to timely disclose to the defendant material…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Presumed Guilty: Prosecutions without evidence”
Main November 27, 2010"Presumed Guilty: Prosecutions without evidence"The title of this post is the headline of this details special report that was recently published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS examining potential liability for prosecutorial misconduct again
Main October 6, 2010SCOTUS examining potential liability for prosecutorial misconduct againTwo very interesting cases come before the Supreme Court for oral argument today, and here are the basics via SCOTUSblog:…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Potent new report about prosecutorial misconduct in California
Main October 5, 2010Potent new report about prosecutorial misconduct in CaliforniaThe National Law Journal has this new article, headlined "Prosecutorial Misconduct Is Rarely Punished, Says New Study," which spotlight a…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
NACDL’s 6th Annual Defending the White Collar Case Seminar – “Prosecutors Behaving Badly: More Unethical Conduct or Just More Discovery of Misconduct?,” Thursday, September 30, 2010
By Ellen Podgor
Guest Blogger: Darin Thompson, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Northern District of OhioModerator: Gerald GoldsteinPanelists: Hon. Paul J. Fishman, David Markus, Richard Marmaro, Hon. Ricardo…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Misconduct cases taint justice in Iowa”
Main September 24, 2010"Misconduct cases taint justice in Iowa"The title of this post is the headline of this new article in the Des Moines Register, which provides a local follow-up…
Sentencing Law and Policy
USA Todayexposes a “pattern of serious, glaring misconduct” among federal prosecutors
Main September 23, 2010USA Today exposes a "pattern of serious, glaring misconduct" among federal prosecutors A helpful reader alerted me to this potent and disturbing new piece in USA Today…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Sixth Circuit rejects habeas appeal for arson defendant serving LWOP
Main September 3, 2010Split Sixth Circuit rejects habeas appeal for arson defendant serving LWOP Michigan does not have the death penalty, and thus nobody need worry about whether the defendant…