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prosecutor misconduct
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Sentencing Law and Policy
“The government … has let its zeal get in the way of its judgment. It has violated the Constitution it is sworn to defend.”
Main June 27, 2006"The government ... has let its zeal get in the way of its judgment. It has violated the Constitution it is sworn to defend."As Peter Lattman notes…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Former Qwest CEO Once Again Seeks Dismissal of Insider Trading Charges
By Ellen Podgor
Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio's attorney have sought dismissal of the 42 insider trading charges on the ground that venue is not proper in Colorado and prosecutorial misconduct. An earlier…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Seven Things a Prosecutor Probably Won’t Tell You
By Ellen Podgor
The current issue of Corporate Board Member Magazine has an interesting article by Robert Calo, a former federal prosecutor who is now a partner at Lane Powell in Portland, Oregon,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Former Federal Prosecutor Indicted
Former Federal Prosecutor, State Department Agent Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice And Presenting False Evidence In Terrorism Trial:http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2006/March/06_crm_183.htmlKJ
Sentencing Law and Policy
Weekend sentencing reading from SSRN
Main March 18, 2006Weekend sentencing reading from SSRNRecently posted on SSRN are these articles which should be of interest to folks interested in sentencing issues:The Political Roots of Executive Clemency…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Chertoff Line
By Ellen Podgor
Peter Lattman has an interesting post on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog (here) about high-level prosecutors whose careers involved working under Michael Chertoff, the head of the Department of…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Lawyers in Trouble
By Ellen Podgor
Two recent articles discuss lawyers who find themselves on the wrong side of the case in federal prosecutions. In Baltimore, Christopher Linas, a former part-time assistant prosecutor, was charged with…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Enron Defense Claim of Prosecutorial Misconduct Rejected
By Ellen Podgor
U.S. District Judge Sim Lake concluded after a hearing that the claims of Enron defendants Ken Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, and Richard Causey of prosecutorial misconduct based on efforts to discourage…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
DeLay Turning the Tables on the Prosecutor
By Ellen Podgor
It looks like Tom DeLay is trying to make the prosecutor who is spearheading his case explain his actions. Previously reported here was a discussion regarding three grand juries investigating…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Another Salvo in the Battle Between Tom DeLay and Ronnie Earle
By Ellen Podgor
To describe the attacks on Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle as vituperative is an understatement, and the latest round from former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay seeks the dismissal…