Prosecution

Progressive Prosecution: the Oxymoron Reshaping the Criminal Justice System

Lately, public defenders are leaving their positions to work for the other side – the prosecution. To many aspiring public defenders, or...

New York Becomes First State to Create Prosecutorial Misconduct Committee

Prosecutorial misconduct has been an issue that has prevailed, growing larger and larger as the field itself grows. For many states,...

Special Counsel and the Role of Robert Mueller

Prosecutors are tasked with enforcing the rule of law on behalf of the government in a criminal case. Depending on jurisdiction and...

Why Not Them? The Fundamental Misuse of Deferred Prosecution Agreements

Prosecutors and criminal defendants have a plethora of options in order to avoid the costly and sometimes risky proposition of trial....

Human Trafficking: Identifying and Prosecuting Traffickers.

There might be a misconception that human trafficking is solely an international issue. But clearly human trafficking is an issue that...

Innocent Lives Matter: Government Use of Informant Testimony and Its Impact on Wrongful Convictions

One of the most important tools that the government often uses is informant testimony. An informant can come in many forms. For...

Prosecutorial Discretion and Dylann Roof

The trial of Dylann Roof, the young man that fatally shot nine individuals attending a Bible study meeting at Emanuel African Methodist...

California Tackling Prosecutorial Misconduct

California has recently prioritized the reduction of convictions that were deemed wrongful in hopes of creating an equal and leveled...

The Path Less Taken: Diversion Programs Offer the Opportunity for Holistic Change

Whether it is prostitutes in Louisiana, non-violent 18-25 year old men in Oklahoma, or incarcerated adults with mental illnesses in...

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