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Article • February 22, 2018
Overzealous Prosecutors Getting the Boot by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis All across the nation, a major pushback against hardline, tough on crime prosecutors is taking place. In the same election cycle which saw the elevation of "law and order" candidate Donald Trump to the presidency, several high profile prosecutors …
Article • February 16, 2018 • from CLN March, 2018
Mississippi Capital Murder Conviction Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the conviction and death sentence of a man accused of the capital murder of a two-year-old child. The reversal resulted from several errors made at trial, as well as the …
Prosecutor’s “Animosity” Toward Defense Leads Oregon Appeals Court to Vacate Convictions by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals concluded that a prosecutor’s criticism of defense counsel during closing argument “crossed the boundary of permissible argument and prejudiced defendant’s right to a fair trial.” Doug Brunnemer was …
The Fair Punishment Project Details an “Epidemic of Brady Violations” by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Fair Punishment Project (“FPP”), a criminal justice reform group, released a report in November 2017 detailing an “epidemic” of Brady violations taking place in criminal courts across the country. The U.S. Supreme Court …
Massachusetts Breathalyzer Malfunctions, Evidence Withheld by The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security released a bombshell 126-page report on October 16, 2017 that found a practice of intentionally withholding evidence from defense attorneys by the state’s Office of Alcohol Testing (“OAT”). Melissa O’Meara, technical leader of the office, …
Louisiana Prosecutors’ Traffic Ticket Industry Diverting Funds From Public Defenders by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Pretrial diversion programs have traditionally been used to “divert” criminal defendants to drug rehab and counseling programs. Some Louisiana prosecutors, however, have used it to create an industry that diverts traffic ticket revenue …
Fourth Circuit Vacates Brady Claim Denial in Capital Case and Rebukes Prosecutors by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia abused its discretion in dismissing Anthony Juniper’s Brady claim without holding …
District Attorney in New York and Aide Indicted for Covering up Beating by Police Chief by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Residents in Suffolk County, N.Y. concerned about crime in their community did not need to look any further than the activities of their own district attorney, Thomas Spota, 76, …
McBride v. Sanden, IA, Complaint, Wrongful Arrest, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA JOSEPH ROSCO MCBRIDE, PLAINTIFF, vs. JERRY A. VANDER SANDEN, individually and in his official capacity as Linn County Attorney and LINN COUNTY, IOWA, DEFENDANTS. ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
Prosecutors in New Orleans Prosecute Public Defenders for Doing Their Job by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Where can you face criminal prosecution for doing your job? The answer is New Orleans if you work for the Orleans Public Defenders (“OPD”). Prosecutors in New Orleans have been threatening to criminally …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
Suffolk County District Attorney and Aide Indicted for Beating and Coverup by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Suffolk County, New York residents concerned about crime in their community apparently did not need to look any further than the activities of their own district attorney, Thomas Spota, 76. He and his …
Silverman v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Request for Dismissal, Sexual Harassment, 2017 "- ... ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, a n d ~ } : W. SMITH .....GREGORY DIANA WANG WELLS FOR COURT USE ONLY {SBN 134385) (SBN 284215)/LEILA K. AL FAIZ (SBN 284309} LAW …
Article • November 16, 2017
State Bar of Texas Pursuing Disciplinary Action against Prosecutor Who Lied about Deals with Jailhouse Informants in Capital Case by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In September 25, 2017, the State Bar of Texas filed a disciplinary action against former Harris County Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth A. Exley. She is …
Article • November 16, 2017 • from CLN December, 2017
California Felonizes Some Prosecutorial Misconduct by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 30, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that was introduced by Assemblywoman Patty Lopez (D-San Fernando), felonizing some prosecutorial misconduct. Under the new law, a prosecutor can be sentenced to up to three …
Nissen v. Lindquist, et al., WA, second amended complaint, prosecutor retaliation, 2017 Case 3:16-cv-05093-BHS Document 45 Filed 03/17/17 Page 1 of 94 1 THE HONORABLE BENJAMIN SETTLE 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 7 8 9 10 Case No. 3:16-cv-05093-BHS GLENDA …
Silverman v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Harassment, 2016 . . SETILEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims ("Agreement") is made between Tannaz Mokayef (hereinafter "Plaintiff" or "Mokayef') and the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (hereinafter "County") AND GARY HEARNSBERGER (hereinafter "Hearnsberger") …
America's Top Five Deadliest Prosecutors - How Overzealous Personalities Drive The Death Penalty, Fair Punishment Project, 2015 FAIR PUNISHMENT PROJECT AMERICA’S TOP FIVE DEADLIEST PROSECUTORS: How Overzealous Personalities Drive The Death Penalty JUNE 2016 Last year, a journalist asked Dale Cox, then the District Attorney of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, about …
Material Indifferent - How Courts are Impeding Fair Disclosure in Criminal Cases, NACDL, 2014 MAterIAl InDIFFerenCe: How Courts Are Impeding Fair Disclosure In Criminal Cases No person shall be … deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law Amendment V, U. S. Constitution KAtHleen “CooKIe ” rIDolFI …
Stopped, Fined, Arrested - Racial Bias in Policing and Traffic Courts in California, EBCLC, 2016 April 2016 | www.ebclc.org/backontheroad Acknowledgements Contributors Stephen Bingham, Michael Herald, Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid, retired Policy Advocate, WCLP Mari Castaldi, Dana Isaac, Program Coordinator, EBCLC Thurgood Marshall Fellow, LCCR Elisa Della-Piana, Alex Kaplan, …
Prosecutorial Oversight, Innocence Project, 2016 Prosecutorial Oversight: A National Dialogue in the Wake of Connick v. Thompson march 2016 The Innocence Project would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals who contributed to this report and its success: Lawanna Kimbro, Liz Jansky, Emily West, Stephen Saloom, Cookie Ridolfi and …
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