Category Archives: Prosecutorial Misconduct

Jul 02 2017

Prosecutorial Misconduct: Prosecutors Continue to Cheat

On June 26, 2017, the Boston Globe carried a report about a Springfield, Massachusetts judge who vacated several drug convictions because of misconduct by…

Jun 26 2017

Supreme Court Rules Brady Offers Little Relief to The Guilty

In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court in Brady v. Maryland held that criminal prosecutors must disclose evidence favorable to a defendant, upon his or…

Jun 20 2017

Texas Continuous to Grapple with Prosecutorial Misconduct

In 2013, the Texas Legislature enacted the Michael Morton Act. The Act, which became effective January 1, 2014, requires Texas prosecutors to open their…

May 26 2017

Police Misconduct Sends Innocent Man to Prison for 20 Years

THE POLICE AND FABRICATION OF EVIDENCE The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the police from fabricating evidence ; that the courts…

May 22 2017

What Is a Brady Violation?

The landmark decision Brady v. Maryland was handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1963. The decision held that, under the Fifth and…

May 10 2017

Justice for Todd Willingham Haunts Unethical Prosecutor

The wheels of justice turn inexorably slow, but they do turn. The day of justice reckoning has arrived for John Jackson, a former district…

Apr 10 2017

A Portrait of Race-Based Police Brutality

A Portrait of Race Based Police Brutality There are cops – some good, some bad. Then there are some cops who are so roguish,…

Feb 28 2017

Some Prosecutors Cannot Function Without Misconduct

In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court in Giglio v. United States informed prosecutors that they had a constitutional duty to disclose to criminal defendants…

Jan 22 2017

FBI Director James Comey Should Resign

U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced recently that he will conduct an ethics investigation into the handling of Hillary Clinton’s email investigation…