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prosecutor misconduct
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Legal Profession Blog
Board Reversed, Prosecutor Absolved
From the web page of the Ohio Supreme Court:The Supreme Court of Ohio today dismissed a disciplinary complaint alleging professional misconduct by [a] Logan County assistant prosecutor...The Court’s decision reversed…
Legal Profession Blog
One For The Books
The Indiana Supreme Court suspended an attorney for six months without automatic reinstatement. The attorney was the elected county prosecutor for Crawford County. While in office, he used county funds…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutor Charged With Failure To Disclose Exulpatory Evidence
The North Carolina State Bar has recently filed a disciplinary complaint against an assistant district attorney who was assigned to prosecute an arson case. The allegations involve a series of…
Legal Profession Blog
AUSA Charged With Unauthorized Practice
The North Carolina State Bar has filed disciplinary charges alleging misconduct of an attorney while serving as an Assistant United States Attorney assigned to four federal districts. It is alleged…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Cranky convicted corporate cooperator complaining about prosecutors
Main January 6, 2010Cranky convicted corporate cooperator complaining about prosecutorsThis Bloomberg report, which is headlined "Ex-UBS Banker, Informant Birkenfeld Seeks Probe of Prosecutors," provides the latest news on a white-collar…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Three Strikes for DOJ
By Ellen Podgor
Here is an interesting interview that Amy Goodman (Democracy Now) has with Scott Horton concerning the dismissal of the charges related to Blackwater (and the killing of individuals in Baghdad's Nisoor…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another federal judge assails federal prosecutors when dismissing Blackwater prosecution
Main January 1, 2010Another federal judge assails federal prosecutors when dismissing Blackwater prosecution As detailed in this Washington Post article, another federal judge has concluded a criminal case by ruling…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Are federal prosecutors acting worse or are judges just starting to notice?
Main December 22, 2009Are federal prosecutors acting worse or are judges just starting to notice?Two new and notable stories of federal prosecutorial misconduct have caught my attention the last few…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Federal Judge Saves Defendant from Prosecutorial Misconduct
The independence of our judiciary from the other two branches of government is an important part of the master plan by those who founded our country and established the form of government we…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Backdating Charges Dismissed Against Two Broadcom Executives
A federal district court dismissed fraud charges against Broadcom co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III and former CFO William J. Ruehle stemming from backdating stock options, on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct. …