Category Archives: Prosecutorial Misconduct
The Costs of Wrongful Convictions and Incarceration
As of April 1, 2022, the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) reported 3,050 exonerations in the U.S. since 1989. These cases represent 26,700 lost…
Criminal Justice Reforms Face Political Fear Mongering
In March of 2021, Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam signed a Democratic-sponsored legislative bill into law that repealed the state’s death penalty—the 23rd such…
Dead Man Walking Because of Sleeping Lawyer
The continuing march by the State of Texas to execute George Edward McFarland adds to the often-repeated phrase associated with death penalty cases, “only…
Prosecutor, FBI, Police Misconduct leads to Exonerations in Malcolm X Murder
On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom located at Broadway and West 165th Street in New York City. The…
Another Wrongful Conviction Set Aside After 30 Years in Prison
In 2018, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner established the Philadelphia Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) in his office—a unit set up by Krasner to investigate…
25,000 Years; The Staggering Cost Of Wrongful Convictions
The National Registry of Exonerations (“NRE”) is a combined project of the University of Michigan Law School, Michigan State University College of Law, and…
Courts Use Legal Procedure to Deny Justice for Wrongfully Convicted
Justice delayed is indeed justice denied. Lamar Johnson has seen justice delayed for more than a quarter of a century, and to this day…
Watkins v. State: Disclosure in Criminal Discovery is Now the Rule in Texas, Non-Disclosure the Exception
Pretrial discovery in criminal cases in Texas is governed by Article 39.14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The Texas Legislature enacted the…
Former US Attorney for SDNY Should Be Disbarred
In service to his client, President Donald J. Trump, New York-based attorney Rudy Giuliani has openly boasted about the lengths he would go to…
William Barr’s Official Misconduct Brings Calls for Impeachment
In aJune 4, 2020 post, we called for the impeachment of U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr because of his role in the government’s…
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