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During that period, judges have cited misconduct by prosecutors as a reason to dismiss charges, reverse convictions, or reduce sentences in 2,012 cases, according to a study by the Center for Public Integrity released in 2003; the researchers looked at 11,452 cases in which misconduct was alleged. [7] A debate persists over the meaning of the term.
Michael Byron Nifong (born September 14, 1950) is a disbarred American prosecutor who formerly served as the Durham County District Attorney.He was removed from this position, disbarred, and jailed following court findings concerning his conduct in the Duke lacrosse case, primarily his conspiring with the DNA lab director to withhold exculpatory DNA evidence that could have acquitted the ...
The Brady doctrine is a pretrial discovery rule that was established by the United States Supreme Court in Brady v. Maryland (1963). [2] The rule requires that the prosecution must turn over all exculpatory evidence to the defendant in a criminal case.
Jan. 25—CONCORD — A federal judge in New Hampshire has dismissed one criminal case, and a high-profile white-collar case hangs in the balance over questions about misconduct by a top federal ...
A key hearing over several allegations of prosecutorial misconduct will be held in the state's death penalty case against the El Paso Walmart mass shooter.. The hearing will begin at about 9 a.m ...
The disciplinary case focused on Amy McGowan’s actions during the trial of Ricky Kidd, who was wrongfully convicted and spent 23 years in prison. Prosecutor faces disciplinary hearing for role ...
The Court found an "inflexible presumption of prosecutorial vindictiveness" to be inappropriate in the pretrial setting, where a prosecutor's case against a defendant may not yet have "crystallized." [11] Following the Court's ruling, lower federal courts have generally held a presumption of vindictiveness to be inapplicable in a pretrial setting.
Absolute immunity protects prosecutors even when they commit serious misconduct on the job. A Prosecutor Allegedly Told a Witness To Destroy Evidence. He Can't Be Sued for It.