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The Need to Curtail Prosecutorial Pressure in Corporate Agreements
By Ellen Podgor
Reading this article by Tom Fowler of the Houston Chronicle and this post by Tom Kirkendall of Houston's Clearthinkers, it is clear that government pressure in reaching corporate agreements needs…
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Recusal Of Prosecutor Ordered
The Louisiana Supreme Court recently held that a prosecutor must be removed from a case because he believed that the defendant had circulated salacious rumors against him and a member…
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Prosecutor Sanctioned
An assistant county attorney who had forged a judge's name to a court order in a juvenile matter was suspended by the Iowa Supreme Court for not less than nine…
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All Charges Dropped in Duke Lacrosse Case: Overreaching by DA Nifong Cited
AP story here. The state attorney general is quoted as saying the athletes were innocent victims of a "tragic rush to accuse" by an overreaching district attorney. The AP adds: …
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NY Times Editorial on Prosecutor Squattergate + Using Patriot Act Under Radar
Well-stated editorial in Wednesday's New York Times on-line on the flip-flopping about the firing of U.S. Attorneys 'for cause.' Cynically, "What’s the point of having power if you don’t use…
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More on Prosecutor Misconduct
An account of the North Carolina State Bar prosecution of two lawyers who had withheld evidence of the defendant's innocence in a death penalty trial is linked here. The author…
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Disciplining North Carolina Prosecutors
The current media storm regarding ethics charges against D.A. Mike Nifong arising out of the investigation and prosecution of three Duke lacrosse players may shed light on past disciplinary cases…
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Texas Double Jeopardy standard lowered to favor the prosecution
Texas prosecutors are bound by both the Federal and State Constitutions in prosecuting defendants, and sometimes the Texas Constitution provides more protections for those accused than at the Federal level.…
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Prosecuting Prosecutors
The charges filed by the North Carolina Bar against the prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse case are unusual but not unprecedented. The Maryland Court of Appeals reprimanded the States Attorney…
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The Judge Judy-fication of Legal Ethics
Posted by Jeff LipshawWe are delighted to have this guest piece from Nancy Rapoport (right):The North Carolina Bar Association has announced that it has filed ethics charges against Michael Nifong,…