Thursday, September 23, 2010

Prosecution Misconduct

USA Today begins an investigative series on prosecution misconduct in federal cases today.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/methodology-federal-prosecutor-misconduct.htm


http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-09-22-federal-prosecutors-reform_N.htm

http://projects.usatoday.com/news/2010/justice/cases/ (database)

According to the articles, numerous cases from all over the United States and Puerto Rico decided since 1998 were analyzed for prosecutorial misconduct by a panel of experts, including defense attorneys. The database is broken down into types of misconduct, and can also be searched by region. Well worth reading and exploring.