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Quandaries & Quagmires: Discipline prosecutors for good faith mistakes?
Legal scholar challenges proposals to discipline prosecutors for good-faith trial mistakes, citing Minnesota ethics rulings and Supreme Court precedent.
Court of Appeals upholds insurance fraud conviction
The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld an insurance fraud conviction, rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct tied to testimony on fraud costs.
Judge scolds prosecutors for ‘profound missteps’ in Comey case
A federal judge says the DOJ showed “profound investigative missteps” in securing an indictment against James Comey, ordering release of all grand jury materials.
ICE holds man freed 43 years after wrongful conviction
After his wrongful murder conviction was overturned, Subramanyam Vedam faces deportation over a decades-old drug case despite 43 years in prison.
N.Y. AG James charged in fraud case after pressure by Trump
New York AG Letitia James faces federal mortgage fraud charges in Virginia, following pressure from President Trump to target his political rivals.
Pipeline protester wins new trial over prosecutor misconduct
Minnesota Court of Appeals reverses pipeline protester’s felony obstruction conviction, citing pervasive prosecutorial misconduct at trial.
Utah high court orders new trial in death row case
The Utah Supreme Court ruled Douglas Carter deserves a new trial, citing police and prosecutorial misconduct in his decades-old death penalty conviction.
Syed’s murder conviction stands as he seeks sentence reduction
It’s the latest wrinkle in a legal odyssey that garnered a following after being featured in the “Serial” podcast over a decade ago.
Prosecutorial Misconduct Eliciting Inadmissible Testimony
A15-0023 State v. Mizner (Aitkin County)
Prosecutorial Misconduct – Discovery Violations
A14-1666 State v. Whitcup (Swift County)
Top News
- 8th Circuit blocks deposition in $1.9M judgment fight
- South Carolina lawyer Murdaugh’s murder conviction overturned
- Rhode Island judge slams DOJ over probe of gender-affirming care
- Teen driver immune in death – but parents vicariously liable
- 6th Circuit rules immigrant detainees need bond hearings
- Lawyers for the global elite aren’t buying Trump’s gold card visa
- Minneapolis-based Weinberg to lead Taft as next firmwide managing partner
Expert Testimony
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