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prosecutor misconduct
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Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Disgraced Former Durham Prosecutor Mike Nifong Files Bankruptcy Petition
By Sunghee Sohn
The Raleigh News & Observer story, by staff writers Anne Blythe and Matt Dees, is here. You can download a copy of the 80 page petition and schedules by clicking here.…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Tough Times for Two Texas DAs
By Ellen Podgor
The holidays are always a slow time for news, so when a couple prosecutors find themselves in a little hot water it draws more than the usual amount of media…
Legal Profession Blog
Improper Argument Not Reversible Error
The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Michael Peterson in the first-degree murder of his wife. The court found that the prosecutor had crossed the line of permissible…
EvidenceProf Blog
Hiding the Ball: Tim Masters Presents Brady Claims in Peggy Hettrick Murder Case
By Colin Miller
In 1999, Tim Masters was convicted of murder in connection with the stabbing death of Peggy Hettrick in 1987. Masters, who was 15 years-old at the time of the murder,…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Misconduct Claim in Prosecution of Iowa State Senator
By Ellen Podgor
The prosecution of an Iowa state Senator on corruption charges has triggered a filing seeking dismissal of the indictment on the ground of prosecutorial misconduct. The trial is set to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Former Dynergy Exec Cites Prosecutors’ Misconduct in Appeal
Attorneys for Jamie Olis, a former Dynergy executive convicted of fraud and conspiracy in 2003, filed a writ of habeas corpus, citing new evidence of prosecutorial misconduct. They are relying…
Legal Profession Blog
Relationship With Magistrate Leads To Suspension
An lawyer who served as a deputy district attorney in Colorado agreed to a three year suspension with all but six months stayed, followed by probation for two years and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
How can extreme prosecutorial power be checked?
Main September 28, 2007How can extreme prosecutorial power be checked?Thanks to this post at the WSJ Law Blog, I see that Judge Lewis Kaplan is talking about the need to…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Siegelman Prosecution
By Ellen Podgor
Adam Nossiter of the NYTimes has a fascinating article that tells of forthcoming scrutiny of the prosecutor's decision to proceed on the case of former Governor Don Siegelman. The article…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutor Charged
Can the recent spate of bar ethics cases against criminal prosecutors be fairly characterized as a trend? The Illinois ARDC recently filed charges against the State's Attorney for Wayne County…