Category Archives: Prosecutorial Misconduct
Defense Discovery of Evidence in Criminal Cases In Texas
Discovery in criminal cases in Texas has a tortured history. The State's discovery statute, Article 39.14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, was…
Michael Morton, Art. 39.14, and Brady v. Maryland: An Affirmative Duty To Disclose As Soon As Practicable
Last month, we posted a piece about a landmark decision, Heath v. State, in which the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that a…
Constitutional Rule of Law Disobeyed by Extremist Attorney General
Missouri is a right-leaning state where the constitutional rule of law is too often usurped by the conservative political views of its public officeholders.…
Time for Change of Leadership at the Harris County DA’s Office
Kim Ogg, once hailed as the “reform darling” in Texas Democratic political circles after she ousted Republican control of the Harris County District Attorney’s…
The Pitfalls of Federal Plea Agreements
The Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2019 formed The Plea Bargain Task Force (Task Force) “to address persistent criticisms…
Right Wing Co-opts “Rogue Prosecutor”
The term “rogue prosecutor” was coined to refer to unethical, even criminal prosecutors who lie, cheat, and engage in every stripe of professional misconduct…
Muslims Continue to be Target of Post 911 Hate, Bigotry
The new Netflix docuseries, American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing, released in anticipation of the first decade anniversary of the April 15, 2013, Boston…
Lions Of the State Bar Lead Paxton Impeachment Trial
Since assuming political office in 2002, Ken Paton has had a peculiar penchant for violating political norms, disregarding professional ethics, engaging in a pattern…
Adnan Syed’s Case Exemplifies Systemic Problems in the Criminal System
Justice is kaleidoscopic. Its definition generates a myriad of concepts, none of which are precise and definitive. But the case of Adnan Syed offers…
Texas, Harris County Lead Country in Exonerations and Wrongful Convictions
As of July 21, 2022, the National Registry of exonerations reports that there have been 3,184 exonerations in criminal cases since 1989. These numbers…
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