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Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution of the United States, the prosecution must turn over to a criminal defendant any significant evidence in its possession that suggests the defendant is not guilty (exculpatory evidence).
United States, Brennan felt that government representatives should be held to a higher standard of behavior, rather than allowing them to engage in invited replies to defense misconduct via further prosecutorial misconduct. [1]
Pages in category "Prosecutorial misconduct" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 ...
Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (1959), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the knowing use of false testimony by a prosecutor in a criminal case violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, even if the testimony affects only the credibility of the witness and does not directly relate to the innocence or guilt of ...
The issue stemmed from a prosecutor showing up while a defense investigator was interviewing a key witness. Judge denies misconduct charge, refuses to remove state prosecutor from 2020 murder case ...
The case is at least the second this year in which the Cook County state’s attorney’s office dropped charges against defendants amid allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.
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.