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prosecutor misconduct
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Appellate Advocacy Blog
A Few Thoughts on Judge McAfee’s Decision
On March 15, 2024, Judge Scott McAfee denied the defendants’ motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case involving the prosecution of former President Donald Trump…
Legal Profession Blog
Misconduct Bars Retrial
The New Mexico Supreme Court reversed a criminal conviction and dismissed the case on double jeopardy grounds for prosecutorial misconductThe state Supreme Court ruled today a man was wrongly retried…
The Right Coast
New Cell Phone Records Prove DA Willis Affair
The lawyers for President Trump have Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade s cell phone records. And it s bad for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The official story from the…
Legal Profession Blog
Did Not Switch Sides After Learning Signals
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals holds that a prosecutor's prior representation of the defendant did not require disqualification of either the individual prosecutor or his office.Defendant was aware of…
Legal Profession Blog
Q: “How Long Do You Think I’m Gonna Lose My License For?” A: Three Months
A prosecutor's interactions with a criminal defendant drew a three-month suspension from the New Jersey Supreme Court.The defendant was charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses and had been…
Legal Profession Blog
“There [Are] No Secrets In Springfield”
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ordered actions by a District Attorney's office in response to allegations of misconductIn 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) conducted an investigation of…
The Right Coast
Fani Willis, Prosecutor in Trump Georgia Case, Subpoenaed to Testify in Colleague s Divorce – WSJ
ATLANTA Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been subpoenaed to testify in a colleague s divorce proceeding, according to a court filing, a development that could shed light on…
Legal Profession Blog
Add A Year
The Kentucky Supreme Court accepted a consent discipline one-year suspension for an attorney's misconduct as a prosecutorBoling’s misconduct in the Henderson matter was serious and deserves its own punishment, rather…
Legal Profession Blog
Presumption Of Innocence
Improper argument by a prosecutor led to a reversal of the conviction by the Minnesota Supreme CourtThe issue presented here is whether appellant Christian Portillo was denied a fair trial…
Legal Profession Blog
Spit Take
Ohio Disciplinary Counsel has filed a complaint alleging misconduct by a then- assistant prosecutorOn February 1, 2023, Cynthia Reeves Stevens (“Stevens”) was driving on Far Hills Avenue in Centerville, Ohio.Respondent…