For a Respected Prosecutor, An Unpardonable Failure
by Joaquin Sapien ProPublica, June 4, 2014, 10:26 a.m. Leeper’s presentation won the day....
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Tag: prosecutorial misconduct
A Prosecutor, a Wrongful Conviction and a Question of Justice
Prosecutors who are implicated in misconduct often seem immune from meaningful punishment.
Read MoreReversal of Fortune: A Prosecutor on Trial
Anderson was the rarest of defendants, a prosecutor criminally charged for his role in having helped send an innocent man to prison.
Read MoreA Simple Fix: Should New York Compel Judges to Report Problem Prosecutors?
The reporters also identified more than 50 instances in which state appellate courts had criticized the tactics of prosecutors but let convictions stand.
Read MoreLasting Damage: A Rogue Prosecutor’s Final Case
Part 2 of Who polices the prosecutors?
Read MoreWho Polices Prosecutors Who Abuse Their Authority? Usually Nobody
A ProPublica analysis of more than a decade’s worth of state and federal court rulings found more than two dozen instances in which judges explicitly concluded that city prosecutors had committed harmful misconduct. In each instance, these abuses were sufficient to prompt courts to throw out convictions.
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