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prosecutor misconduct
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Legal Profession Blog
No Discipline For Prosecutors
The Kentucky Supreme Court found no proven misconduct by criminal prosecutors in their handling of a matter where post-conviction proceedings had vacated the convictionThese attorney disciplinary cases against Perry Thomas…
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Beyond The Established Limits
The Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers web page has a summary of a public reprimand of a prosecutor The respondent represented the Commonwealth as assistant district attorney at the trial of…
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What Happens In Vegas (And Elsewhere)
An Illinois Hearing Board has recommended a three-year suspension of a former prosecutor The Administrator’s Complaint charged Respondent with engaging in a conflict of interest in violation of Rule 1.7(a)(2) and…
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Former Prosecutor Suspended For Three Years
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has imposed a three-year suspension of an elected prosecutor who had resigned after the bar charges were filed After having reviewed the record and…
Simple Justice
The DoJ Is Bad, And Will Get Worse
There are few things I care less to do than defend the career prosecutors at the Department of Justice, whether Main Justice or the lawyers who staff United States Attorneys…
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In Apache County
An order of interim suspension and stay of disciplinary proceedings pending criminal proceedings has been imposed by the Arizona Presiding Disciplinary Judge on the elected Apache County AttorneyBriefly, in State…
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Another Censure
Related to the post directly below, another stipulated public censure was approved by the Colorado Presiding Disciplinary Judge for misconduct as a prosecutorWeiner, a former prosecutor who is in private…
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False Charges Lead To Sanction Of Former Prosecutor
The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed a two-year suspension imposed on a former prosecutorOn December 19, 2023, the Hearing Panel entered its Decision and Order Imposing Sanctions. The Panel found that…
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Prosecutor Gets Prosecuted
The Denver Post reports on a sanction imposed in Colorado on a District AttorneyEleventh Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley will be disbarred for ethical violations and misconduct that largely happened…
Stritmatter Law Blog
Unyielding Hope: Navigating the Path to Justice After Systemic Failure
In the labyrinthine corridors of the criminal justice system, victims of sexual abuse often find themselves navigating a maze of hope, despair, and unanswered questions. Such was the journey of…