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prosecutor misconduct
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CrimProf Blog
Seventh Circuit Rules That Feds Acted in Bad Faith in Denying Sentence Reduction to Defendant
In U.S. v. Wilson, issued last week, the Seventh Circuit found that federal prosecutors acted in bad faith in denying a sentence reduction to a defendant for "substantial assistance." The…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Investigation of Prosecutorial Misconduct
By Ellen Podgor
An article in the Detroit News (Dec. 3) discusses the expansion of a criminal investigation of Richard Convertino, an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan, for his…
CrimProf Blog
Prosecutor’s Bloody Re-enactment of Murder Scene Scrutinized on Appeal
The alleged prejudicial nature of a prosecutor's 20-minute trial re-enactment of a grisly stabbing scene, complete with blood-soaked props, is at issue on appeal in a Texas homicide case. The…